BankSocial Launches AI Accelerator, Selects First Startup / Fresh Today / CUToday.info

DALLAS— BankSocial has selected Axivus Corp., an artificial intelligence startup founded by undergraduate students from Duke University and the University of North Carolina, as the inaugural participant in its new Converge AI Accelerator, a program designed to foster AI innovation focused on credit unions.

According to BankSocial, CEO John Wingate identified the Axivus team during a spring hackathon before introducing the company to the credit union industry at NACUSO 2026. The startup is developing AI tools intended to simplify investment decision-making and make complex financial insights more accessible to consumers.

As the accelerator’s first participant, Axivus will receive access to BankSocial’s AI development infrastructure and the company’s credit union expertise. BankSocial said the partnership is intended to connect emerging financial technology with the needs of credit union members while bringing the perspectives of younger entrepreneurs into the fintech marketplace.

“The Converge AI Accelerator was built on a simple premise: credit union innovation shouldn’t wait for Big Tech to catch up, it should be cultivated from the ground up,” Wingate said, adding that the partnership is intended to help shape the next generation of financial tools for credit union members.