Apr. 5, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. — Zogo Finance launched 8 new partnerships in March 2021, including Altura Credit Union, a large credit union based out of Riverside California with over $1B in assets. With the additional financial institutions, the financial literacy company based in Durham, North Carolina now has partners over 85 financial institution partners in the U.S.

 

“Altura is excited to partner with Zogo to enhance our financial literacy platform. As a credit union with a history embedded in education, we value learning and actively seek ways to extend our reach while making learning enjoyable,” said Jennifer Binkley, CEO of Altura Credit Union. “Our partnership with Zogo provides a tool that is fun and rewarding, and will help to improve financial literacy within the communities we serve.”

 

“We are incredibly excited to continue to spread financial education across communities through our partnership with Altura as well as other other new financial institution partners,“ said Louden Richason, Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Zogo. “We look forward to working together to help them educate, retain, and attract their next generation of members and customers.”

These new partners include:

  • Altura Credit Union
  • Tioga State Bank
  • Family Financial Credit Union
  • Bank of Dade
  • Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union
  • Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass
  • Calcite Credit Union
  • Northern Hills Federal Credit Union

Since launching in November 2019, Zogo’s gamified financial literacy app has gained over 170,000 users who have completed over 2,000,000 of the app’s bite-sized lessons in personal finance. As users progress through the app, they earn points — in the form of virtual pineapples — that can be redeemed for real-life rewards such as Starbucks, Amazon, and Walmart gift cards.

About Zogo

Zogo is a financial technology company based in Durham, N.C. that helps financial institutions educate, engage, and attract young people. Its financial literacy app teaches sound financial fundamentals and rewards users for learning. Zogo’s app has won numerous industry accolades, including “Best of Show” at Finovate Fall 2019 and NACUSO 2019 Next Big Idea Competition. Key investors and advisors include Techstars, a former CEO of Sageworks, and faculty from Duke University. To learn more, visit zogofinance.com.