Optics Data

Premium Optics data sets are available to activate for projects to study non-transactional data that clues you in to the operational and relational aspects of your credit union. Turn on one or more of these available data sets to amplify your data projects with non-transactional data!

  • Online Banking Optics
  • Phone Optics
  • Card Activity Optics (coming soon)

Non-Transactional Data Analysis = A project using non-traditional data that fills in the gaps and adds context, color, or explanation to the typical system transaction and maintenance records.

Online Banking Optics

Brought to you by the CU*Answers Asterisk Intelligence team, Online Banking Optics offers access to otherwise unseen details of your member’s activity and usage of digital services within It’s Me 247 Online Banking (including applicable mobile options).

Use Online Banking Optics to analyze member engagement and habits with your digital services, understand online service penetration, and study member’s non-transactional needs.

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Phone Optics

Brought to you by Xtend and the CU*Answers Asterisk Intelligence team, Phone Optics offers access to otherwise unavailable specifics of your call center staff’s activity within the Phone Operator tool. Actions taken to support a member are a window into the non-transactional needs and inquiries of the member, as well as the required efforts of your staff.

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Card Activity Optics – COMING SOON!

Brought to you by the CU*Answers SettleMINT and Asterisk Intelligence teams, Card Activity Optics is a premium data set currently in development which will open up access to otherwise unseen details of card traffic that interacts with the CU*BASE system, including activity records which did not result in a posted transaction.

Card Activity Optics will help you analyze and act on insights from the traffic patterns for your ATM, debit, and credit card activity, including enhanced transactional details and merchant category data.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CARD ACTIVITY OPTICS

Updated
October 28, 2021

Register for Asterisk Intelligence Week at CU*Answers

Register for Asterisk Intelligence Week at CU*Answers

Join the Asterisk Intelligence team for several educational events in December!  Between Monday, December 5th and Wednesday, December 7th, we will be hosting on-site training.  Then, on Thursday, December 8th, we will be hosting a series of webinars.  During these courses, we will discuss data analytics, data management, and data warehousing solutions – some courses… Read more »

Oct 27, 2022

Asterisk Intelligence Presents: Custom Queries and Training Opportunities

Asterisk Intelligence Presents: Custom Queries and Training Opportunities

Did you know?  The Asterisk Intelligence team can help build a query for custom reports or data mining insights for your credit union!  These query results will be provided as a database file in your QUERYxx CU*BASE library.  Training is also available upon request, so that you can run the query on your own in… Read more »

Oct 27, 2022

Asterisk Intelligence Presents: Custom Queries and Training Opportunities

Asterisk Intelligence Presents: Custom Queries and Training Opportunities

Did you know?  The Asterisk Intelligence team can help build a query for custom reports or data mining insights for your credit union!  These query results will be provided as a database file in your QUERYxx CU*BASE library.  Training is also available upon request, so that you can run the query on your own in… Read more »

Sep 22, 2022

Analyze Courtesy Pay Fees and Make Informed Decisions for Your Organization

Analyze Courtesy Pay Fees and Make Informed Decisions for Your Organization

Courtesy Pay fee programs have been a topic of national attention in 2022, with several national banks deciding to adjust their fee schedules, prompting many more financial institutions to start scrutinizing their own practices. How many of your members are currently using these services?  What types of transactions are causing these fees?  What would happen… Read more »

Sep 8, 2022

Asterisk Intelligence Presents: Custom Queries and Training Opportunities

Asterisk Intelligence Presents: Custom Queries and Training Opportunities

Did you know?  The Asterisk Intelligence team can help build a query for custom reports or data mining insights for your credit union!  These query results will be provided as a database file in your QUERYxx CU*BASE library.  Training is also available upon request, so that you can run the query on your own in… Read more »

Aug 25, 2022

Join Us for Asterisk Intelligence Week, Hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Join Us for Asterisk Intelligence Week, Hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Join the Asterisk Intelligence team for several educational events, hosted at the Innovation Center in Las Vegas, Nevada! Between Monday, September 12th and Wednesday, September 14th, we will be hosting on-site training at the CU*Answers Innovation Center.  Then, on Thursday, September 15th, we will be hosting a series of webinars.  During these courses, we will… Read more »

Aug 23, 2022

Engage Your Board of Directors with a Dive into Analytics Booth!

Engage Your Board of Directors with a Dive into Analytics Booth!

Board Member engagement is critical to the health and success of your credit union.  Some of the most important contributions your board can make come from asking the right questions and challenging the status quo. If you’re looking to further engage your Board of Directors, Asterisk Intelligence can support your initiative with an educational briefing… Read more »

Aug 18, 2022

Analytics Booth surpasses 2,800 days of historical credit union operational performance trending data

Asterisk Intelligence, the data analytics and data warehousing team at CU*Answers, is excited to announce that Analytics Booth, their web based operational trending application has recently surpassed 2,800 days of historical operational data available for trending and analysis. “Analytics Booth tracks and trends thousands of credit union operational metrics each and every day,” said Thomas […]

Aug 17, 2022