SELCO Community Credit Union Strengthens Fraud Mitigation Strategy with Jack Henry
Rhea-AI Summary
Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) said SELCO Community Credit Union will adopt Financial Crimes Defender, a real-time fraud and AML platform that unifies alerts, data, and investigations.
SELCO serves >150,000 members with $2.8 billion in assets and worked with Jack Henry to shape the platform for faster, centralized monitoring.
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Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
JKHY was down 1.21% while peers were mixed: CACI -0.3%, IT -1.4%, but AUR +0.32%, CDW +1.35%, GIB +0.57%. No clear sector-wide trend, suggesting this contract win was company-specific.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | Fintech integration deal | Positive | -1.1% | Celsior joined Jack Henry’s Fintech Integration Network to ease bank integrations. |
| Feb 11 | New bank client win | Positive | -2.9% | Blue Sky Bank chose Jack Henry to modernize core, digital, and commercial banking. |
| Feb 10 | SMB study release | Positive | -0.6% | 2025 SMB Sentiment Study highlighted needs and promoted related Jack Henry solutions. |
| Feb 09 | Dividend increase | Positive | -1.0% | Quarterly dividend lifted 6% to <b>$0.61</b> per share with long growth history. |
| Feb 03 | Earnings results | Positive | -7.3% | Fiscal Q2 2026 showed higher revenue, EPS, and improved operating income and guidance. |
Recent JKHY headlines, including strong earnings and a dividend hike, were generally positive but saw consistently negative next-day price reactions, indicating a pattern of selling into good news.
Over recent months, Jack Henry reported solid fundamentals, with fiscal Q2 2026 GAAP revenue of $619.3M (up 7.9% YoY) and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.72 (up 28.6% YoY), plus raised its quarterly dividend to $0.61 per share. It also announced new bank and fintech partnerships. Despite these constructive updates, 24-hour price reactions ranged from -0.55% to -7.27%, showing a tendency for shares to trade lower following positive news. Today’s fraud-platform win fits into this stream of incremental, relationship-driven growth announcements.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement underscores Jack Henry’s focus on real-time fraud and AML solutions, as SELCO Community Credit Union, with $2.8 billion in assets and over 150,000 members, adopts its Financial Crimes Defender platform. It complements earlier wins with banks and fintech partners and follows strong recent financial results and a dividend increase. Investors may watch for additional client signings, uptake of real-time capabilities, and how these relationships contribute to revenue growth and operating leverage.
Key Terms
anti-money laundering (aml) regulatory
bsa/aml regulatory
real-time payments technical
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Real-time financial crimes platform improves risk visibility, accelerates fraud investigations, strengthens member protection
Founded in 1936, SELCO is one of the largest and most trusted
Defender is Jack Henry's next-generation financial crimes platform built from the ground up. It integrates fraud and BSA/AML tools, offering a single environment for alerts, data, and investigations. Through centralized monitoring, teams can eliminate duplicate work while more easily identifying hard-to-spot patterns, such as elder financial abuse.
SELCO collaborated closely with Jack Henry's development teams and user groups to help shape the platform. Stephanie Ziegler, Director of Financial Investigations at SELCO, said, "We wanted a solution that would help us protect members while also giving us the confidence to introduce new and faster services. Defender provides a clearer view of our fraud and compliance universe, which makes it possible to alert other departments sooner, conduct investigations more efficiently, and engage members earlier. All of which helps us stay competitive and keep our members safe."
"Financial crimes and fraud are evolving faster than ever, and institutions can no longer rely on disconnected tools or manual processes to keep up," said Liz Abbott, Senior Managing Director of Financial Crimes Solutions at Jack Henry. "SELCO understands this shift. With a single solution that features real-time capabilities, they can spot patterns earlier and stay ahead of increasingly complex threats, while supporting and continuing to modernize the digital experiences their members expect."
About SELCO Community Credit Union
Founded in 1936 by a group of fiscally minded teachers,
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
Jack Henry® (Nasdaq: JKHY) is a well-rounded financial technology company that strengthens connections between financial institutions and the people and businesses they serve. We are an S&P 500 company that prioritizes openness, collaboration, and user centricity – offering banks and credit unions a vibrant ecosystem of internally developed modern capabilities as well as the ability to integrate with leading fintechs. For 50 years, Jack Henry has provided technology solutions to enable clients to innovate faster, strategically differentiate, and successfully compete while serving the evolving needs of their accountholders. We empower approximately 7,400 clients with people-inspired innovation, personal service, and insight-driven solutions that help reduce the barriers to financial health. Additional information is available at jackhenry.com.
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