In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, credit unions must rise to meet growing member expectations alongside the competition from big tech and fintech challengers. With Payrailz, credit unions can deliver intelligent, seamless, real-time payments across a single...
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$100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge Surpasses October Goal, Achieving Record-Breaking Fundraising for Food Insecurity
Nov 24, 2025 | Blog, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
October marked the return of Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger’s annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge. Throughout the month, credit unions and campaign partners united with one shared goal: to raise $100,000 to help fight food insecurity. This year’s...
Holiday Meals for Mainers Returns for Another Season of Giving
Nov 24, 2025 | Blog, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
As the holidays draw near, the Campaign for Ending Hunger’s Holiday Meals for Mainers initiative will once again get underway—and the need has never been greater. The government shutdown and delays in SNAP assistance mean more families here in our home state of Maine...
Marketing the Credit Union Difference Across Generations Through Values, Purpose, and Belonging
Nov 18, 2025 | Blog, Marketing, Member Engagement, Partners
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” – Maya Angelou
We’re living in a time when consumers are flooded with messaging. Streaming services…
Digital Issuance Delivers Immediate Card Access and Member Convenience
Nov 12, 2025 | Blog, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Digital Wallet, Payments, Technology
Digital Issuance provides an electronic version of a preactivated card, seamlessly delivered to the cardholder through integration with CardHub®, for immediate use in digital wallets and online shopping prior to receipt of the physical card. Instantly issue digital...
Employee Spotlight: Chantel Stevens, Team Lead – Business Analysts
Nov 6, 2025 | Blog, Employee Spotlight
For 17 years, Chantel Stevens has been a driving force at Synergent, fostering teamwork and delivering impactful results both across the organization and for the credit unions we serve. In her current role as Team Lead for Business Analysts…
Stablecoins: Bridging Traditional Finance and Digital Innovation
As digital transformation continues to reshape the financial services landscape, credit unions are paying closer attention to innovations that could redefine how money moves. Among these developments, stablecoins have emerged as a compelling bridge between the reliability of traditional currency and the efficiency of digital assets.
Rising Fraud Sophistication Demands New Collaboration: Addressing Account Takeover Risks
As the financial landscape evolves, fraudsters continue to adapt by leveraging technology, psychology, and timing to compromise even the most secure systems. One of the fastest growing and most damaging forms of fraud today is account takeover (ATO), where criminals...
Striking the Balance: How Credit Unions Can Strengthen Card Security Without Sacrificing Member Experience
Oct 29, 2025 | Blog, Fraud, Payments
In today’s digital-first financial landscape, credit unions face an unrelenting challenge: safeguarding members’ accounts while maintaining the seamless, trust-based experience that defines their cooperative identity. Fraudsters are growing more sophisticated, but so...
The ABCs of Faster Payments
Oct 23, 2025 | Blog, Faster Payments, Payments
In today’s fast-paced digital economy, the expectation for immediacy is commonplace in our day-to-day lives. And it’s directly impacting how businesses and individuals move money. Faster payments are no longer something to consider; they’ve become...
Cultivating Connection: How Strategic Engagement Strengthens Member Loyalty
Oct 21, 2025 | Blog, Marketing, Member Engagement, Partners
Every credit union possesses a unique advantage that well-funded fintechs and large banks find difficult to duplicate: a genuine, personal connection to members. Preserving this differentiation requires more than good intentions; it calls for a deliberate, data-driven…
Celebrating International Credit Union Day 2025: A Message from Tyler Hudson, President of Synergent
Today, on International Credit Union Day, I am honored to pause and celebrate the vital role credit unions play in the lives of millions of people. This day is a chance to reflect on our shared purpose, recommit to the mission that unites us…














