(As Seen on CUInsight) - For years, credit unions relied on a simple, effective security check: personal familiarity. When a member called to initiate a large wire transfer, a member service representative (MSR) could confirm their identity by the sound of their voice...
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7th Annual Campaign for Ending Hunger $100,000 Challenge Runs Through October
Oct 1, 2026 | Blog, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
The 7th Annual Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger Challenge is underway! Throughout the month of October, the Campaign is working to raise $100,000 to help provide funding for 200,000 healthy meals across our home state of Maine. Anyone can donate,...
Before You Launch: How Credit Unions Can Measure Marketing Success
Oct 1, 2026 | Blog, Marketing, Member Engagement
Running a marketing campaign is no easy feat. The sheer volume of data and consideration that goes into everything—from whether or not to include an offer to timing, messaging, tactics, flight length, user journey, and the socioeconomic considerations of the intended...
IRS Electronic Filing Is Changing: Are You Ready?
Sep 17, 2026 | Blog, Technology
A significant change is coming to the way all financial institutions electronically file information returns with the IRS. Beginning with Tax Year 2026 filings, which will be submitted in calendar year 2027, the IRS will retire its legacy Filing Information Returns...
Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Trust: Helping Credit Unions Choose the Right Innovations
Sep 9, 2026 | Blog, Core Processing, Partners, Technology
(As Seen on CUInsight) - Credit unions have more technology options available than ever before. Digital banking platforms, faster payments, fraud prevention tools, artificial intelligence, automation, and data solutions all promise to improve efficiency and create a...
Employee Spotlight: Sharon Seger, Senior Check Processing Specialist
Sep 9, 2026 | Blog, Check Processing, Employee Spotlight
Synergent’s mission is to “help credit unions succeed and improve the financial lives of their members.” In our monthly Employee Spotlight series, we feature one of our dedicated staff members to help you get to know the people who are working as an extension of your...
How to Review Your Digital Marketing Foundation
Though it feels like the theme every year, 2026 has truly shown us that the speed of change continues to accelerate. As marketers, we need to be responsible for being content creators, analysts, strategists, member experience experts, event managers... all the things....
Welcome Melanie Moore, VP of Marketing Strategy & Solutions at Synergent
Sep 1, 2026 | Blog, Marketing, Synergent Updates
We are thrilled to welcome Melanie Moore to our team as our new Vice President of Marketing Strategy & Solutions! In this newly created role, Melanie will bring together our Corporate Marketing and Marketing Solutions teams, helping us provide credit unions with...
Recap: 2026 Synergent Connect Conference
Aug 14, 2026 | Blog, Conference/Workshop, Core Processing, Education, Marketing, Partners, Payments, Synergent Updates, Technology
Portland, Maine (August 10-11, 2026) - The 2026 Synergent Connect Conference welcomed over 150 credit union professionals representing 48 credit unions from across the country to Portland, Maine, for two days of learning, conversation, and connection. Attendees...
Synergent VP of Information Systems Earns CCUE Designation
Aug 14, 2026 | Blog, Education, Synergent Updates
Synergent’s Mitch Ryan, Vice President of Information Systems, recently completed America’s Credit Unions’ Credit Union Management School, marking the culmination of a rigorous three-year executive education program designed to prepare credit union professionals for...
More Than a Core: The Value of the Right Processing Partner
Aug 11, 2026 | Blog, Core Processing, Partners
A core processing partner should help enable growth, improve operations, strengthen the member experience, and create value throughout the organization. Just as importantly, that partner should be willing to roll up its sleeves and help solve problems when things do not go as planned. That is where the difference between a technology provider and a true partner becomes clear.
Helping Credit Unions Strengthen Their Payments Strategies: A Q&A with Katy Ford
Aug 7, 2026 | Blog, Consulting, Payments
As payment programs become increasingly complex, credit unions need trusted guidance to evaluate new opportunities, make greater use of available data, and determine which solutions best support their goals. Synergent’s new Payments Advisor role was created to provide...














