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- 2026
- World Council of Credit Unions Promotes Christi Swoboda, CMP, to Vice President of Meetings and Events
- WFCU Launches 2026 ICUDE Application Cycle
- World Council of Credit Unions Names Liz Stanislawski Director of Communications
- 2026 Digital Growth Award Nominations Open
- 2026 Distinguished Service Award Nominations Open
- 2026 GWLN and WYCUP Scholarship Applications Now Live
- 2025
- WOCCU White Paper: Alternative Identification Methods Are Driving Financial Inclusion Globally
- WFCU Launches Global Solidarity Appeal for Sri Lanka and Vietnam After Devastating Storms
- WOCCU Releases New White Paper on Ethical AI for Credit Unions
- WOCCU Climate Finance Study Takes Center Stage at United in Sustainability Summit
- Registration Opens for the 2026 World Credit Union Conference
- WFCU Activates Hurricane Melissa Relief Effort for Caribbean Credit Unions
- Filene Research Institute Partners with WOCCU to Release Groundbreaking Study on Housing Innovation for Credit Unions
- WOCCU Releases Most Comprehensive Statistical Report to Date
- Rally the Movement Donations Make New Credit Union Savings and Loan Programs Available in Guatemala, Kenya and Ukraine
- ‘Youthful Veteran’ Tapped to Lead WYCUP, Global DE Programs for Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions
- World Council of Credit Unions Makes Paul Treinen its Permanent President and CEO
- Credit Unions Fuel Fresh Start for Ukrainian Veterans
- 2025 World Credit Union Conference Closes as Largest Ever Held in Europe
- Treinen Touts Opportunity for Credit Unions Amid Changing World
- WOCCU Board Chair Lays Out New Strategic Plan at Opening of 2025 World Credit Union Conference
- World Council of Credit Unions and Visa Launch Strategic Collaboration to Tackle Cross-Border Payment Challenges
- Giakoumopoulos Receives Surprise Award at GWLN Forum in Stockholm
- WOCCU Launches Last-Mile Innovation to Strengthen Rural Financial Inclusion in Guatemala
- WOCCU Calls on G20 to Recognize Cooperatives as ‘Essential Institutions’
- 'Rally the Movement' Campaign Expands to Support Credit Union Development in Guatemala and Kenya
- WOCCU and WFCU Sustain Vital Support for Ukraine's Credit Unions Despite USAID Cuts
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Celebrates 2025 ICUDE Graduates
- World Council of Credit Unions Announces Leadership Transition
- International Credit Union Day 2025® Celebrates ‘Cooperation for a Prosperous World’
- Global Women's Leadership Network and eLeadership Academy® Announce Partnership to Advance Leadership Development
- WCUC 2025 Early Bird Deadline Approaching
- WFCU and WOCCU Support Ukrainian Veterans Through Credit Unions
- GWLN and WYCUP Announce 2025 Scholarship Recipients
- World Credit Union Conference Announces 2025 Keynote Speakers
- Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) Luncheon at GAC 2025 Features Several Inspiring Stories of Growth
- McCarter LaBorde Calls on U.S. Credit Unions to Help WOCCU Preserve its Place of Global Leadership
- Tax Status Stories Shared by International Credit Union Representatives at GAC 2025
- Credit Union Leaders Unite to ‘Rally the Movement' at WFCU Champions’ Voices Event
- Protecting the Credit Union and Cooperative Model in a Year of Uncertainty
- Expanded Virtual Offerings to Support Credit Union Professionals Worldwide
- WOCCU’s Work Continues Despite Impacts of U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze
- WOCCU Asks Secretary of State Rubio to Honor Existing USAID Funding Obligations
- WFCU Opens Application Portal for 2025 ICUDE Designation
- WOCCU Hires Paul Andrews to Lead International Advocacy Efforts
- GROW Advocacy Success: National Bank of Ukraine Aligns Credit Union Regulations with Global Best Practices
- 2025 Distinguished Service Award Nominations Open
- Ukrainian MSMEs Gain Access to Enhanced Credit Union Financing to Fuel Business Growth
- 2025 Digital Growth Award Nominations Open
- Applications Now Open for 2025 GWLN and WYCUP Scholarships
- 2024
- Young Leaders Empower Future of Credit Unions at WYCUP Virtual Global Summit
- WOCCU Joins Amazonia Finance Network
- Empowering Communities: GWLN Grants Deliver Tangible Impact in Kenya and Mongolia
- European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU) Advocates for Proportional Regulatory Treatment in Brussels
- President Zelenskyy Signs Amendments to Ukraine’s Law on Credit Unions
- G20 Brazilian Presidency Supports WOCCU’s Position on Financial Inclusion
- WOCCU Awarded $1.8M Grant to Launch Climate Finance Pilot in West African Credit Unions
- Registration is Open for the 2025 World Credit Union Conference
- Advancing Women's Leadership: Global Virtual Summit Ignites Knowledge, Network and Action
- Global Credit Union Membership Surpasses 411 Million
- Kenyan President William Ruto Confirms Support for SACCO Movement in Meeting with Credit Union Leaders
- Venezuelan Youths Participating in Economic Inclusion Project Earn Nearly Four Times More than Peers
- Women’s Leadership Takes Center Stage at Asian Credit Union Forum 2024
- McCarter LaBorde Advocates for Credit Unions in Visit to Ukraine
- International Credit Union Day 2024 Pins and Merchandise Now Available Online
- WOCCU to Boost Credit Union Business Lending in Ukraine Through $10 Million USAID GROW Project
- Long-Awaited Return of World Credit Union Conference to the United States is Worth the Wait
- Credit Unions Confront Challenge of Aging Membership on Final Day of 2024 World Credit Union Conference
- Panel Discusses Findings of WOCCU Study on Financial Inclusion For Migrants And Refugees
- World Council of Credit Unions Introduces Michael Lawrence as New Board Chair
- Nominees from Brazil, Indonesia, Ireland Receive WOCCU Digital Growth, Distinguished Service Awards
- Advocacy Professionals Warn Against Complacency at 2024 World Credit Union Conference
- McCarter LaBorde Announces Goal of 1 Billion Members, 50% Women, in State of the Movement Address
- World Credit Union Conference Returns to United States After 9-Year Hiatus
- Credit Union Women and Young Professionals Learn Value of Effective Storytelling, Growing Networks
- International Credit Union (ICU) Day® 2024 to Focus on ‘One World Through Cooperative Finance’
- WFCU Contributes to Hurricane Beryl Recovery Efforts in Caribbean
- USAID/WOCCU Economic Inclusion Project Launches Consultative Committee on the Financial Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees in Peru
- 10 U.S. Credit Union Peers Participate in Credit Union Immersion Journey Across Peru and Ecuador
- WFCU to Host Key Annual Events During WCUC in Boston
- WFCU Facilitates Peer-to-Peer Cooperation to Support Credit Union Digitalization in Ukraine
- Nominations Open for Second Annual WOCCU Fellowship
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Invites Global Movement to Join Flood Relief Efforts in Brazil
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Launches Fundraising Campaign to Support Ukraine War Veterans
- WOCCU Stresses Link Between Proportional Regulations and Financial Inclusion in Letter to G20 Leaders
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to Welcome 25 New ICUDEs
- SME Lending Toolkit Helps Credit Unions Disburse $41 Million in Loans
- USAID/WOCCU Economic Inclusion Project Plays Pivotal Role in Regulatory Change that Benefits Migrants and Refugees in Ecuador
- WOCCU Launches New Online Networking Series in April
- WCUC Early Bird Deadline Approaching
- Economic Inclusion Project Brings 25 Institutions Together to Promote Savings, Financial Inclusion
- Hub C Innovation-as-a-Service Online Marketplace Opens to More Credit Unions in Latin America and Caribbean
- Data to Drive New Gender Strategy for Global Women’s Leadership Network
- McCarter LaBorde Stresses How WOCCU is Smoothing the Regulatory Road Ahead for America’s Credit Unions
- WOCCU International Advocacy Demonstrates Global Financial Inclusion Reach of Credit Unions at GAC
- WFCU Highlights New Recovery Effort for Ukraine at 3rd Annual Cooperative Voices Event at GAC
- World Council of Credit Unions Adds Moldova to List of Member Nations
- WFCU to Host Key Annual Events During GAC
- World Credit Union Conference Announces 2024 Keynote Speakers
- WOCCU ‘Hub C’ Initiative Allows Credit Unions to Test Digital Innovations
- WOCCU Urges Proportionality for New Zealand's Credit Union Sector
- WFCU Accepting 2024 ICUDE Applications
- $150,000 WFCU Grant Helps 464 Ukrainian Farmers Acquire Needed Agricultural Equipment
- Global Women’s Leadership Network Awards Four Scholarships
- World Council of Credit Unions in Trinidad & Tobago Urging Reforms to Support Credit Unions
- WYCUP Awards Six 2024 Scholarships
- Financial Inclusion Through Equitable Innovation
- 2024 Digital Growth Award Nominations Open
- 2024 Distinguished Service Award Nominations Open
- 2023
- $500,000 Resilience Initiative Allows 100 Ukrainians to Grow or Restore Businesses Amid Russia’s War
- WFCU and USAID/WOCCU CAP Project to Support Digital Transformation of Ukrainian Credit Unions Through $200,000 Grant
- Ukrainian Credit Union Stakeholders Learn Best Practices from Lithuanian Colleagues Amid Implementation of New Law
- WOCCU Approves Membership of Second Brazilian Credit Union System
- $30,100 Grant Provides Better Working and Living Conditions for Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey
- GWLN Opens Annual Scholarships for Women Leaders
- Women Steer Their Ships Toward Leadership at the Executive Readiness Summit
- WYCUP Opens Annual Scholarships for Emerging Leaders
- Global Credit Union Membership Surpasses 400 million
- Registration Open for the 2024 World Credit Union Conference
- WFCU Expands Board with New Members
- WFCU Global Bridges Connects Irish and Ukrainian Credit Unions
- Guzman Explains How Cooperative Partners Play Vital Role in Socioeconomic Integration of Venezuelan Migrants in Peru and Ecuador
- European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU) in Croatia to Urge Support for Financial Inclusion Measures
- WFCU Philanthropy Welcomes New Leader
- WOCCU to Launch USAID-CDP Economic Development Initiative Through Credit Unions in 4 Countries
- CUNA, World Council Urge Basel III Proportionality Implementation
- WOCCU Applauds G20 for Embracing Proportionality in Leaders’ Declaration
- USAID/WOCCU Study Shows Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants with Professional Backgrounds Struggle to Find Work in Ecuador
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Supports Maui, Hawai’i through National Credit Union Foundation’s CUAid Initiative
- 2023 Global Women’s Leadership Network Empowerment Grant Winners to Increase Financial Access Worldwide
- Records Smashed at 2023 World Credit Union Conference
- WOCCU Examines Lifting Up the Underserved Through Digital Financial Inclusion
- WOCCU Launches Climate Influencers Network at 2023 World Credit Union Conference
- WCUC Attendees Urged to Make Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Part of ‘Distinct Credit Union Journey’
- WOCCU Announces Digital Growth Award, Fellowship Winners at 2023 Annual General Meeting
- WOCCU Leaders Stress Credit Union Resilience
- 2023 World Credit Union Conference Opens in Vancouver with Record Attendance
- Credit Union Women Make Pitch for $10,000 Empowerment Grants
- Young Professionals Commit to a More Sustainable Future for Credit Unions at WYCUP Global Emerging Leaders’ Summit
- Global Movement to Celebrate 75th International Credit Union Day on October 19
- Ukrainian Parliament Passes New Law for Credit Unions
- CAP Project Partner Credit Unions Surpass 1,000 Loans Provided Through USAID/WFCU Liquidity Fund
- For USAID and WOCCU, Migrant Socioeconomic Integration in Ecuador and Peru Has New Milestones
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Launches Resilience Initiative in Ukraine
- WOCCU Members Visit Key International Standards Setting Bodies to Advance Financial Inclusion
- WOCCU and ENCU Advocate for Support of Credit Unions in Brussels
- WOCCU Addresses United Nations’ Group to Strengthen Credit Unions’ Role in Financial Inclusion
- USAID Extends Economic Inclusion Project into 2026
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to Welcome 19 New I-CUDEs
- Deposit Guarantee Concept Presented to Ukrainian Credit Unions
- WOCCU Economic Inclusion Project Joins Partners to Launch Financial Education Network in Ecuador
- Giakoumopoulos Promotes GWLN in Brazil
- McCarter LaBorde Asks Brazilian Women and Youth to Put Best Selves Forward for the Global Credit Union Movement
- WOCCU to Put World Credit Union Conference Climate Action Donations Toward Conservation and Sustainable Agroforestry Efforts in Colombia
- $41,000 Targeted for Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives Devastated by February Earthquakes
- WFCU Grant Helps Credit Union Members in Belize Recover from Hurricane Lisa
- WOCCU Accepting Applications for Board ‘Observers’
- Global Women’s Leadership Network Awards 12 Scholarships
- Conference Early Bird Deadline Approaching
- World Council of Credit Unions Releases Guide to International Sustainable Finance Regulations
- World Council of Credit Unions Strengthens Leadership
- Economic Inclusion Project Introduces ‘The Practical Guide for the Financial Inclusion of the Refugee and Migrant Population’
- McCarter LaBorde Encourages U.S. Credit Unions to Get Engaged with International Movement
- GWLN Members Learn How Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Will Impact Financial Inclusion
- WOCCU and Partners Utilize CUNA GAC Session to Illustrate How International Advocacy Efforts Positively Impact the Lives of Credit Union Members in Wartime Ukraine
- Former WOCCU President and CEO Brian Branch Accepts Herb Wegner Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
- Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Surprises WFCU Champions at Cooperative Voices Event
- USAID and WOCCU Highlight ‘Migrant Integration Through Economic Inclusion'
- USAID Extends WOCCU Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project in Ukraine
- National Credit Union Federation of Korea Aims to Accelerate Digital Financial Services in Caribbean Credit Union Sector Through Global Bridges’ Pilot Project
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Accepting 2023 I-CUDE Applications
- 2023 GWLN Scholarship Offers Recipients A Choice of Learning Opportunities
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Launches Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund
- WYCUP Awards Eight 2023 Scholarships
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Launches Three New Grant Programs for Ukraine
- Credit Unions as the Catalyst for Rebuilding
- 2023 Distinguished Service Award Nominations Open
- 2023 Digital Growth Award Nominations Open
- 2022
- SchoolsFirst FCU, Local Government FCU Challenge Peers to Bridge the Gap to End 2022
- WOCCU TIFI Project Hosts Series of Workshops with Credit Unions in West Africa
- 2023 WCUC Keynote Speakers Announced
- G20 Leaders’ Declaration Supports WOCCU Advocated Position on Financial Inclusion
- USAID, WOCCU EIP and VISA Launch 'Enko' Entrepreneurship Development Platform in Peru
- Credit Unions Urge Policymakers to Support Limits on Regulatory Burdens in Effort to Speed Economic Recovery
- Oregon Credit Unions Complete Global Bridges Journey with Visit to South Korea
- Registration Open for 2023 World Credit Union Conference
- 2022 WYCUP Scholarship Offers Recipients a Choice of Destination Events
- Women Transforming Leadership at the GWLN Executive Readiness Summit
- Credit Union Member Farmers in Ukraine Receive Free Fuel Through Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions’ Program
- Digitalization Ranks as Top Priority; Macroeconomic Conditions as Greatest Risk for Global Credit Union Movement Approaching 400-million Members
- Brian Branch to be Honored at 2023 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards
- World Council Applauds International Accounting Standards Board Proposal to Update IFRS for SMEs
- Economic Inclusion Project Launches Guide to Promote Employability of Migrants and Refugees in Ecuador
- SECU Pledges $300,000 to Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to Address Global Issues of Inclusion, Safety, Gender and Leadership
- USAID, WOCCU and Visa Introduce 'Enko' Business Development Platform
- Theme Selected for International Credit Union Day 2022
- Return to ‘In Person’ a Rousing Success for 2022 World Credit Union Conference
- WYCUP Recognizes Scholarship Recipients at World Credit Union Conference
- World Council Board Names New Chair
- WOCCU Awards Credit Unions for Digital Innovations at Annual General Meeting
- McCarter LaBorde Identifies Credit Union Strengths, Challenges in State of the Movement Address
- National Bank of Ukraine Deputy Governor Addresses 2022 World Credit Union Conference Opening Ceremony
- Maddalena Urges Women to Listen to 'Inner Coach" at Global Women's Leadership Network Forum
- Basel Committee Issues Needed WOCCU-Advocated Guidance on Proportionality
- Ukraine Agricultural Loan Reimbursement Program Launches with $100,000 Grant from Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions
- World Council of Credit Unions Moves to Filene Research Institute’s Madison Office
- Four Scholarships Awarded by Global Women’s Leadership Network
- Economic Inclusion Project Efforts Boost Sustainable Livelihoods for 70,000-plus in Peru and Ecuador
- WOCCU Gender Investing Framework Toolkit (GIFT) Helps Women Entrepreneurs in Senegal Secure More Loans with Improved Terms
- WOCCU/ENCU Applaud European Parliament Agreement on Digital Operational Resilience Act
- Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Welcomes Six I-CUDEs as Class of 2022
- USAID and WOCCU Introduce Two Virtual Platforms for Economic and Financial Sustainability in Ecuador
- Elissa McCarter LaBorde to Meet with Ukrainian and Polish Credit Union Leaders
- USAID, WOCCU and FENACREP Begin 'The Strengthening Route' to Boost Financial Inclusion
- Ukrainian Credit Unions Receive Second Tranche of $1 Million to Resume Agricultural Lending in Wartime
- Economic Inclusion Project Delivers Financial Education to More Than 5,000 During Global Money Week 2022
- Initial Donations to Ukrainian Credit Union Displacement Fund to go Primarily Toward Humanitarian Aid
- 2022 GWLN Scholarship Nominations Open on International Women’s Day
- World Council of Credit Unions Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- GWLN Focuses on Empathy in Leadership at GAC
- WOCCU President and CEO Stresses Importance of Growing Global Credit Union Movement at CUNA GAC
- Worldwide Foundation Launches Campaign to Support Ukraine’s Credit Unions
- 2026
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