Articles, Discussion and News

Jul 15, 2025

White Paper

Empowering the Universal Banker Model with Ascent’s OneView: Overcoming Operational and Technological Barriers

Glen Fossella
Head of Customer

Discover why most community banks and credit unions struggle to implement the Universal Banker model—and how Ascent’s OneView platform makes it work...

Jul 09, 2025

Webinar and Live Demo

Webinar: Ascent for TSLA

Glen Fossella
Head of Customer

Live demonstration of how you can level-up your TruStage Loan Application system with a modern, consistent, and easy-to-use platform...

Oct 18, 2024

12 min watch

Co-founders Arjun Sahgal and Allan Boyd sit down with host Mike Lawson at TruStage's FintechSummit 2024

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

Allan Boyd
COO and Co-Founder

An overview on how Ascent is building the next-generation data platform that provides financial institutions (specifically, credit unions) with the tools and data sources required to service their customers/members...

Sep 23, 2024

7 min read | Roy Urrico (Finopotamus)

Fintech Experts Weigh-In on Trends and Innovations Following FinovateFall 2024

Several financial technology industry experts provided Finopotamus with their post-conference observations...

Jul 12, 2024

6 min read | Trish North (Counting Change)

Enabling Customer Outcomes: Success from Data and Collaboration

Banks and Credit Unions often fall into the solution-shopping trap...

May 28, 2024

6 min read | LinkedIn

Leadership Lessons from the Quiet Genius of Carlo Ancelotti

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of elite sports, leadership takes on an outsized importance...

May 06, 2024

7 min read

Navigating the DeepmindField - How to cut through the noise of AI in the media

Drew Lyall
Head of Technology

Regardless of where you source your news, chances are you will have seen at least a few articles lately about AI...

Apr 04, 2024

6 min read | LinkedIn

Massive Untapped Potential: Empowering Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

One in four adults—roughly 61 million Americans—has a disability...

Feb 27, 2024

5 min read

Empowering Financial Futures

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

Feels like we're on the brink of a sea change... but this isn't just about making old processes faster or more user-friendly.

Jul 10, 2025

White Paper

Data Transformation by Design: How Ascent Unlocks AI-Ready Insights Without the Pain of a Data Migration

Allan Boyd
COO and Co-Founder

Most banking data transformations promise future insight but deliver years of delay—Ascent delivers value on day one...

Jun 20, 2025

3 min read

Case Study: Members Preferred Credit Union moved from Loanliner.com to Ascent

Sophia Lopez
Marketing and PR Associate

Josh Johnson, (VP Lending) said that the transition was designed to be invisible to members — and it was...

Oct 17, 2024

In the News

Ascent is a finalist in the Banking Tech Awards 2024 in category: Best Digital Solution Provider - Customer Journey & Experience

Sep 12, 2024

5 min read | LinkedIn

The CX Revolution: Why Infrastructure is Everything

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

You're at your annual medical checkup, filling out a stack of forms that ask for the same information you've provided year after year...

Jul 02, 2024

7 min read | LinkedIn

The Key to Unlocking Banking's Full Potential: An Infrastructure That Puts the Customer First

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

Picture a future where every financial transaction is as seamless as buying a book on Amazon...

May 22, 2024

7 min watch | YouTube

Ascent presenting live at Finovate Spring (full video)

Glen Fossella
Head of Customer

First, Ascent solves the fragmented experience problem by streamlining and simplifying any and all product applications and forms across the institution...

Apr 30, 2024

6 min read | LinkedIn

The Invisible Form: Reimagining Customer Experiences

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

Whether it's a medical questionnaire, a loan application, or a software registration, the experience is often painfully inefficient and impersonal...

Mar 19, 2024

5 min read | LinkedIn

The Loyalty Imperative: Seizing the Open Banking Moment for Credit Unions & Community Banks

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

'Open Banking' is an imminent disruption coming to the financial services industry...

Jan 22, 2024

5 min read

For BaaS Providers: Navigate Regulatory Challenges and Drive Profitable Growth using Ascent

Glen Fossella
Head of Customer

How do you meet the dual challenge of implementing proper controls and oversight, while enabling your neobanks to grow and attain profitability?

Jul 01, 2025

Counting Change Insights

Empowering Employees Through Technology: Lessons from the Frontlines of Credit Union Innovation

Sophia Lopez
Marketing and PR Associate

We need shared platforms that level the playing field and let us compete on service, not tech budgets...

Jun 03, 2025

2 min read | LinkedIn

Financial Accessibility and Inclusion: A Collective Responsibility

Sophia Lopez
Marketing and PR Associate

Inclusion and accessibility are no longer fringe conversations—they are foundational to the future of banking...

Sep 24, 2024

7 min watch

Ascent presenting live at Finovate Fall (full video + snippets from transcript)

Glen Fossella
Head of Customer

For the next 7 minutes, I'm going to ask you to suspend everything you know about upgrading your digital product applications...

Jul 25, 2024

9 min read | LinkedIn

Building Trust in Remote Communities: The Future of Banking Relationships

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

We're witnessing a seismic shift in how banks and credit unions connect with their customers...

Jun 14, 2024

In the News | Zachary Miller (Tearsheet)

How data platform Ascent leverages CUSO and corporate VC investors to expand into credit unions.

In a world where capital is a commodity, specialist financial services investors are able to offer something generalist investors can't...

May 14, 2024

7 min read

Revolutionizing Banking CX: A Blueprint for Empowerment & Efficiency

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

We've all been there. That dreaded moment...

Apr 16, 2024

6 min read | LinkedIn

Burn the Box: Sparking a CX Revolution for Community Banks

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

A clarion call echoes through the halls of credit unions and community banks: It's time to move beyond incremental evolution...

Mar 05, 2024

5 min read | LinkedIn

Workforce UX Drives Productivity

Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder

Time and again, I've seen how antiquated software systems hinder their workforce's productivity and ability to innovate...

Jan 21, 2024

5 min read

CFPB Rule 1033: Don't Just Comply - Compete and Win

Glen Fossella
Head of Customer

The financial services landscape is undergoing a transformative shift with the pending arrival of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Rule 1033...