Glasgow Credit Union chooses Soar

Written by Laura Hillhouse, Marketing Manager at Soar

It’s an exciting time for fintech disruptor, Soar, who have announced that they have been chosen by the UK’s largest credit union to be their new technical partner.

We have been selected by Glasgow Credit Union to provide its members with the latest banking technology as they aim to compete more effectively with traditional players in the financial services sector.

Soar, who provides credit unions with a range of innovative technology, will offer Glasgow Credit Union’s 50,000 members, a new market leading mobile app and internet banking platform.

Our new tech offers members one place to manage their finances and features such as join, borrow and manage your money allow credit unions to gain invaluable member insights and provides a better opportunity to offer them relevant products.

Executive Chairman of Soar, Andrew Duncan, said:

“It’s excellent to be working in partnership with Glasgow Credit Union to successfully deliver our solution for their growing member base.
This new partnership is a huge step forward to help credit unions embrace the most up-to-date technology that can have a positive impact on their business.”At Soar, we believe it’s important for credit unions to invest in technology to remain relevant as we move into 2019 and be able to compete with others in the financial services market. As well as providing must-have mobile technology for members, we also offer those working in credit unions a dashboard that supports their operations more efficiently.Paul Mcfarlane, Chief Technology Officer at Glasgow Credit commented on our partnership, saying:“Working in conjunction with Soar and with the continued support of our existing technology partners, we’re improving on our great service offering to create a first-class experience for our members. We chose to partner with Soar because of their innovative approach and were impressed with the way they embraced our members’ requirements.”

It’s an exciting new relationship for both Soar and Glasgow Credit Union and we’re expecting to launch our new technology during 2019.