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Houston, TX – March 16, 2023 – Datava, a leading platform for member relationship management and business intelligence tools has partnered with Janusea, a leading fintech company focused on integrations that connect credit unions and community banks with today’s innovative fintech solutions. Datava joining Janusea’s core-connector platform allows them to deliver their real-time integration in member relationship management and business intelligence solutions for credit unions.

According to Janusea CEO Kyle Stutzman, this partnership allows credit unions to remain inside Datava’s toolset (data sets or workflows) without having to flip back and forth from one screen to another – which is a huge time saver in member services. Janusea’s connector enables Datava’s technology to be more active, efficient, and, ultimately, help the member in an extremely timely manner.

“We’re very excited to part of what Datava is doing, as they already have incredible technology and a very exciting roadmap,” Stutzman says. “In addition, the culture of their company fits perfectly with credit unions and we look forward to making these worlds connect more efficiently all in real time – and adding value to what Datava already provides.”

According to Datava’s Founder/CEO Gordon Flammer, credit unions are currently balancing Datava’s tools with their core systems, which is inherently inefficient – literally jumping between screens/systems to serve members. Janusea provides the vital connector with a credit union’s core to effectively and efficiently use Datava’s toolset to do everything in their real-time member dashboard environment: one system.

“We’re super excited about the enhanced value that we can provide our clients now working with Janusea and what their ‘connector’ technology allows us to do for our clients,” Flammer says. “With Janusea, our clients can connect the two systems so credit union staff only have to work in one system – not two – which is way more efficient and equates to much better member service.”

A typical use case would be within a credit union’s call center: A member calls into a call center and the MSR verifies the member, Datava’s system kicks in with that member’s real-time info in a dashboard format. With Janusea, its connector rails will allow Datava to retieve that member’s information much quicker in real time, which, again, results in better, faster member service – especially in a call center environment where every second counts.

“It fits so well with what we’re doing,” Flammer adds. “It allows us to be that true front end for our clients – and enables credit unions to be data driven and member focused. Super excited to work with an organization like Janusea that has the same attitude and drive as Datava.”

“We’re more than happy to add value to Datava’s toolset – which also adds value to Janusea’s platform offerings,” Stutzman says. “Now other credit unions using Janusea can have access to Datava’s technology without any significant implementation, allowing all parties to win.”

About Datava

About DatavaDatava combines data integration, curation and analysis with relationship management, data visualization, and workflow tools to provide a suite of Member Relationship Management (MRM) and Business Intelligence solutions, built specifically for credit unions. Datava enables credit unions to deepen member satisfaction, grow revenue, reduce manual processes, and increase employee productivity without requiring any internal management, and at half the cost of any other solution on the market. Datava’s modules include Relationship Management, Goals and Incentive Tracking, Onboarding Manager, Campaign Success Management, Referral Management, Indirect Lending, Business Intelligence, Loan Application Pipeline, SEG (Select Employer Group) Management, Outbound Prospecting, Predictive Analytics, Problem Resolution/Compliance, Learning Management Data Warehouse and more. On average, Datava’s clients achieve an impressive 20% increase in new loan dollars and 50% increase in cross-sell. Learn more at www.datava.com.

About Janusea

Janusea, Inc. fills a technology gap in the community financial institution space, connecting credit unions and community banks with today’s innovative fintech solutions. Many fintechs cannot communicate with a financial institution’s legacy core system. Janusea is the connection between these two worlds via a fully-hosted platform delivered securely using the cloud. Ultimately, Janusea provides community financial institutions with speed to market, free choices to work with the best solutions, and sustainable API integration. For more information, visit janusea.com.

Janusea, a leading fintech company focused on integrations, has launched a new API Cloud Platform to connect financial institutions’ legacy cores with today’s growing population of fintechs. Janusea’s integration platform works by providing a common message set, developed with the community financial institution industry, that enables one message set to be translated to legacy messaging.

According to Janusea CEO Kyle Stutzman, fintechs don’t have to write to multiple legacy systems anymore, and credit unions and community banks don’t have to re-implement legacy connections for new fintech solutions. Janusea’s API connection can be used for all fintech solutions, connecting these two worlds and allowing more financial institutions to benefit from the latest fintech solutions.

“To put it plainly, Janusea provides the solution, not just a tool,” explains Tina Baker, Janusea Chief Product Officer.  “We fully host, integrate, support, and maintain all connectivity.  We solve the problem and enable innovation by connecting two separate worlds, bringing value to both.”

Baker says the lack of core integrations limits and confuses FIs who need to know if systems can integrate.  Integration limitations and ongoing maintenance impede fintechs’ ability to implement and scale their solutions with community FIs.
Stutzman adds that many credit unions and community banks have limited resources and experience with their integrations and data sets.  “They need a turn-key integration solution and someone to help guide them through a quick and successful implementation, secure connections, and ongoing maintenance and support of the connections,” he says.

According to Terry McMullen, Janusea Chief Operations Officer, the technology firm took parts of the Kiva Group and Pure IT Credit Union Services to create this new Janusea solution.  This solution brings over 20 years of core data integrations, credit union, community bank, and fintech experience and connections.

“The combination of technology, people, and experience is powerful to connect these two worlds for a better future,” he says. “For added clarity, both Kiva Group and Pure IT continue forward with their missions and services but have contributed all key assets, people, and resources related to APIs into this new organization to transform integrations for community financial institutions.”

“Janusea is not the next single-focused fintech application.  It is not the next digital bank or credit union app,” Jack Smith, Janusea Chief Revenue Officer, says. “Janusea is the catalyst that will take what is currently smoldering and blow it up into a transformation explosion, leveling the playing field so that all fintech solutions and financial institutions can work together without barriers.” 

​Janusea, a leading fintech company focused on integrations that connect credit unions and community banks with today’s innovative fintech solutions, has received a $2.4 million investment from Great Lakes Credit Union to help fund the organization’s infrastructure, as it continues to grow and meet the increasing demand of its “universal connector” technology. In addition to the investment, Great Lakes will be partnering with Janusea to implement its platform as needs arise – which will allow future fintech partners to seamlessly connect to its core for quicker, smoother products and services delivery to members.

According to Janusea CEO Kyle Stutzman, this investment will ensure Janusea has all the right resources in place to grow and deliver its “universal core translator” technology that will, ultimately, empower credit unions not only to work with fintechs but with other credit unions, as well.

“We’re obviously very grateful and excited about what Great Lakes’ investment and partnership means to us and our future,” Stutzman adds. “We’re also excited from the credit union perspective how our technology will help empower their internal developers, allowing them to help other credit unions with our platform – which breaks down barriers and fosters another level of credit union collaboration.”

“We see it as a match made in heaven,” Great Lakes CFO Tim Lukomski states. “It’s a unique technology offering that fills a void for us, speeding up integration time to bring our products to market much faster — which results in a huge advantage against the big banks that we are competing with out there.”

Another application Lukomski shared involves small credit unions that have challenges attracting top talent. They could use this technology for specialized projects, such as an accounting service that a bigger credit union could offer smaller credit unions. Janusea’s technology could be used to connect the data between credit unions in this area – as well as many others.

“It definitely has broad applicability,” he says. “We have to be flexible and adaptable in today’s fast-paced business environment and this technology allows us to achieve that and more.”