Branch networks carry core banking traffic, ATM connections and member-facing voice services that cannot go down during business hours.
Connectivity Counsel advises banking and credit unions organizations on connectivity, communications, cloud and security. We compare more than 230 providers on your behalf and help you select and implement the right mix, at no cost to you.
What matters most in banking and credit unions
- Branch SD-WAN with cellular failover
- ATM and kiosk connectivity
- Contact center modernization
- Fraud and threat monitoring
Recommended solutions for banking and credit unions
SD-WAN
A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) steers traffic across multiple internet and private links in real time, improving application performance and resilience while reducing dependence on costly private circuits.
Internet Failover and Backup
Internet failover pairs your primary circuit with a second connection on a different technology or provider, switching automatically when the main link drops.
Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
Contact center as a service is a cloud platform for handling customer calls, chats, emails and texts, with skills-based routing, reporting and work-from-anywhere agents.
Managed Firewall
A managed firewall service designs, monitors, patches and updates your perimeter and cloud firewalls around the clock.
Security Operations Center and SIEM
A managed security operations center with security information and event management collects logs from across your environment and investigates alerts for you.
POTS Line Replacement
POTS replacement moves elevator phones, fire and burglar alarms, fax machines and other analog devices from retiring copper lines to managed digital or cellular service.
Compliance and regulatory considerations
Technology decisions in this sector are commonly shaped by GLBA, PCI DSS and FFIEC and NCUA guidance. We help you shortlist providers whose attestations, contract terms and service designs support those obligations, and we coordinate the documentation your auditors, insurers or customers request. Your own legal and compliance advisors remain the authority on what applies to your organization.
Providers with experience in this sector
111 providers in our portfolio identify finance as a core market. A sample:
- LightEdge
- Liminal
- Lingo
- Logically
- Logix Fiber Networks
- Lumen
- Managed Solution
- Marco Technologies
- Megaport
- Mindsight
- Momentum Telecom
- Net2Phone
- NICE
- Nitel (now Comcast)
- Ntegrated
- Ntiva
- NTT Cloud
- NTT Data Centers
- Observe.AI
- Outsource Consultants
- Paragon
- Pax8
- PolyAI
- Pure IP
How an engagement works
- Discovery. We review your locations, contracts, invoices and pain points.
- Design and sourcing. We match requirements to providers and collect comparable quotes.
- Selection. You receive a clear comparison of cost, capability, contract terms and risk.
- Implementation and support. We coordinate installation and stay involved for moves, changes, renewals and escalations.
Frequently asked questions
What technology services do banking and credit unions organizations need most?
Priorities typically include branch SD-WAN with cellular failover, ATM and kiosk connectivity and contact center modernization. Common solutions are sd-wan, internet failover and backup and contact center as a service (ccaas).
Which compliance requirements affect technology choices in banking and credit unions?
Decisions are commonly shaped by GLBA, PCI DSS and FFIEC and NCUA guidance. Connectivity Counsel helps you shortlist providers whose services and documentation support those requirements.
Can Connectivity Counsel support multiple locations?
Yes. We source and coordinate services across single sites, regional groups and nationwide footprints, and can consolidate many local providers under one managed program.
Does it cost anything to use Connectivity Counsel for banking and credit unions technology?
No. Connectivity Counsel does not charge clients for advisory, quoting or ordering support. Providers compensate us when you choose their service, and you pay the provider directly under the provider's own contract and pricing.
Is Connectivity Counsel tied to a single provider?
No. Connectivity Counsel is an independent advisor with a portfolio of more than 230 providers. Recommendations are based on your addresses, requirements, budget and timeline, and we show you competing options side by side.