COLUMBUS, OHIO, & NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AUGUST 27, 2026. Ohio's credit unions compete every day against fintechs and megabanks armed with modern technology, and they deserve the tools and resources they need to serve their members at the highest level. The stakes are national: fintech lenders have grown from 5 percent to nearly 40 percent of loan market share in five years. Today, Navatros—the business solutions division of the Ohio Credit Union League—and Fuse—the AI-native loan origination and account opening platform—announced an official partnership to reverse that trend for the nearly 200 credit unions serving Ohio's communities.
Under the partnership, Navatros will introduce Fuse across Ohio and neighboring states, giving credit unions of every size access to a platform that spans loan origination, account opening, and an AI-generated applicant point-of-sale, with hands-on support from both teams. The platform ships with more than 200 prebuilt integrations and a no-code rules engine, so credit unions connect Fuse to their existing core and vendor stack without custom build fees.
Why Navatros Chose Fuse
The agreement follows a year of conversations and a formal due diligence process. Four things stood out:
- Trusted at scale. More than 100 financial institutions run on Fuse, from community credit unions to institutions with billions in assets.
- Built for credit unions. Credit unions are Fuse's core market, served by a dedicated in-house team rather than a reseller network.
- Enterprise validation. FIS, the global financial technology leader, announced a strategic alliance with Fuse in June 2026 to bring next-generation origination to large lenders across the United States and Canada.
- Aligned incentives. Integrations are built and maintained at no charge, and contractual guarantees covering automation rates, integration timelines, core field access, and support SLAs (including a money-back guarantee if automation targets are missed).
"We're excited to partner with Fuse and bring their lending technology to credit unions across Ohio and beyond," said Kyle Alford, Vice President of Sales at Navatros. "This partnership brings together two organizations that share a commitment to helping credit unions innovate, strengthen their lending capabilities, and better serve their members. We look forward to working alongside Fuse and our credit union partners to make that happen."
Proactive Automation, Guaranteed in the Contract
Ohio credit unions joining through Navatros are not swapping one static system for another. Fuse pairs a GenAI Lending Copilot, which continuously monitors workflows and flags bottlenecks, with dedicated Automation Coaches who meet with each credit union every two weeks to implement improvements. Clients reach up to 71 percent automation within their first year, and Fuse backs those outcomes with guarantees written into the contract.
As Ohio Goes, So Goes the Nation
Ohio credit unions have already begun choosing Fuse, including CommStar Credit Union of Elyria. The ambition is explicit: bring modern, automated lending within reach of every credit union in Ohio and make the state the model for the rest of the country.
"In election years they say that as Ohio goes, so goes the nation. We believe the same is true for credit unions. Nobody knows Ohio's credit unions better than Navatros, and after a year of diligence, they chose Fuse as the lending platform for the state. Legacy vendors had decades to give credit unions modern technology and chose lock-in instead. Our commitment is simple: make Ohio the proof that credit unions can out-automate the fintechs and the biggest banks, then take that playbook national."
Andres Klaric, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Fuse
Save the Date: See Fuse Live
Navatros and Fuse will host a live demo webinar on September 29, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. ET—register
Credit unions can also reach out directly to Melissa Carmen at Navatros or
ABOUT NAVATROS
Navatros is the business solutions division of the Ohio Credit Union League and has served Ohio's credit unions since 1966. Based in Columbus, Navatros helps credit unions and financial organizations across Ohio and its bordering states with solutions spanning lending, compliance, risk management, payments, digital experience, and human resources. Learn more at navatros.com.
ABOUT FUSE
Fuse is the AI-native loan origination and account opening platform trusted by more than 100 financial institutions, including credit unions, banks, and consumer lenders. Backed by more than $25 million from the investors behind Chime and OpenAI, Fuse pairs a modern, fully configurable platform with a Proactive Automation model that is guaranteed in the contract. Fuse is headquartered in New York. Learn more at fusefinance.com.