–Award presented in recognition of leadership and commitment to credit union movement–

Vista, Calif.  Oct. 26, 2010 Bluepoint Solutions, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and innovator in remote deposit capture (RDC), image-based item processing and enterprise content management software technology for financial institutions, today announced it has been recognized by the CUNA Technology Council with their “Best of Show Award”. Bluepoint was presented the award during the BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo after demonstrating its commitment to furthering the growth of products and services in the credit union marketplace.

When announcing the Best of Show winner, Rudy Pereira, council chair and senior vice president of operations and technology for Alliant CU in Chicago, said, “Bluepoint Solutions was chosen from more than 200 exhibitors with a commitment to both credit unions and technology in mind. Our executive committee members canvassed the exhibit hall to determine who best fit this commitment. Bluepoint stood out as a technology innovator and we are excited to acknowledge them for this level of leadership.”

Chairman and CEO of Bluepoint Solutions, Hal Tilbury said, “Credit unions are integral to the financial industry. Winning this award shows Bluepoint’s ability to adapt to the changing needs of credit unions and their members.  The recognition by the CUNA Technology Council speaks to Bluepoint’s awareness of the strong trend towards mobile check capture and we are honored to be acknowledged as a leader in this arena by such a respected organization.”

Since 2001, the CUNA Technology Council has presented the Best of Show award to the exhibitor that demonstrates a commitment to delivering technology that will further the growth of products and services in the credit union marketplace. Vendors’ products are evaluated according to their affordability, the benefits they provide to credit unions and their members, a commitment to open standards such as the ability to be deployed across multiple core processors, whether or not they are currently in use, and the overall health of the company.

CUNA Technology Council

Established in 1995, the CUNA Technology Council is a member-led organization made up of more than 500 credit union technology experts across the United States. The Council’s goal is to shape the advancement of credit union technology by leveraging collective peer strength through the sharing of information and fostering of professional development. The CUNA Technology Council is one of the six organizations that make up the CUNA Councils, a network of more than 4,700 credit union professionals. For more information, visit www.cunatechnologycouncil.org or www.cunacouncils.org.

–Industry leaders join forces to introduce robust mobile platform to community financial institutions–

VISTA, Calif. Sept. 16, 2010 Bluepoint Solutions, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and innovator in remote deposit capture (RDC), image-based item processing and enterprise content management (ECM) software technology for financial institutions, and Access Softek, a provider of home banking solutions for financial institutions, have partnered to offer community financial institutions a complete mobile banking application that seamlessly integrates mobile remote deposit capture capabilities. The integration of mobile banking and mobile remote deposit capture into a single application provides a more robust and user-friendly experience for the end-user.

Bluepoint’s mobile RDC platform, QwikDeposit To Go powered by Mitek Systems’ patented IMagePROVE technology, is now available as an integrated component of Access Softek’s proven Mobile Finance Manager, a downloadable online banking program that resides directly on a user’s smart phone. The integrated solution provides financial institutions with a sophisticated, complete mobile application that enables account holders to perform traditional banking services, as well as deposit checks, all from a single application on their mobile device.

“There is no denying the consumer demand for mobile banking services,” said Chris Doner, CEO of Access Softek. “The explosive growth of smart phones makes mobile remote deposit capture the next logical step for banks looking to offer a complete mobile application to account holders. Mobile banking users are primarily motivated by convenience. When an institution offers mobile deposit, it offers the most convenient deposit solution for its customers.  This will inevitably result in getting a higher amount of deposits relative to institutions that do not offer mobile deposit. We have partnered with Bluepoint to extend our mobile banking application by integrating their best-of-breed mobile deposit technology. We are pleased to offer financial institutions a sophisticated mobile application that, until now, has been out-of-reach for most smaller institutions.”

Integrating mobile capture directly within a mobile banking application creates a more user-friendly experience, by allowing the accountholder to manage almost every banking function from the convenience of a mobile device. Industry analysts anticipate a high adoption rate for mobile remote deposit capture solutions, especially among current users of mobile banking applications. Juniper Research anticipates the number of people accessing banking services via mobile phones is set to increase to 816 million by 2011, a 10-fold increase since 2007. According to research conducted by research firm Mercatus, 59 percent of today’s mobile banking customers are likely to adopt mobile remote deposit capture if the technology is offered by their financial institution.

“Bluepoint has always been focused on bringing innovative technology solutions to financial institutions,” said Hal Tilbury, founder and CEO of Bluepoint Solutions. “Our most recent mobile RDC launch was met by incredible enthusiasm by small to mid-size institutions that understand that this technology will be important to current and future accountholders. We are looking forward to working with Access Softek to take this one step further, and launch one of the industry’s first complete mobile banking with check capture applications.”

Originally appeared in June 7, 2010 of Credit Union Journal

Bluepoint Solutions, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The company began its life as a “spin-out” from Bluebird Systems with nine original employees and 20 inherited employees. Today Bluepoint employs more than 60 people, with proven products serving more than 1200 financial institutions nation-wide. In an insightful Q&A, CEO and founder Hal Tilbury discussed the lessons learned during the past 10 years, where credit unions are failing and succeeding, the company’s aggressive growth goal for the decade ahead, and other issues. Click here to read the entire Q&A at the Credit Union Journal website.