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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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...
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.
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...
Simplify Payments: A Unified Solution for Your Credit Union
Sep 24, 2025 | Blog, Partners, Payments
Managing your credit union's payments shouldn't be a constant headache. But if you're like many financial leaders, you're likely working with a different vendor for every payment channel—credit cards, debit cards, mobile wallets, and more. This fragmented approach...
Digital Wallet Adoption for Credit Unions: A Guide to Driving Top-of-Wallet Presence
Aug 26, 2025 | Blog, Digital Wallet, Marketing, Payments
For credit union marketing directors and payments managers, the growing popularity of digital wallets presents both a challenge and a significant opportunity. With the digital wallet transaction volume projected to increase significantly, these payment methods are no...
Recap: Synergent Connect 2025
Aug 14, 2025 | Blog, Conference/Workshop, Core Processing, Education, Marketing, Partners, Payments, Synergent Updates, Technology
Save the Date! 2026 Synergent Connect Conference August 10-11, 2026Â |Â Portland, Maine We can't wait to see you! Mark your calendar for the next Synergent Connect Conference. The agenda, speaker information, lodging details, and more will be shared as the information...
Add to Merchant With CardHub®
Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Contactless Cards, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Digital Banking, Payments
Add to Merchant With CardHub is a premium feature that enables CardHub users to manage and update their cards within their credit union’s mobile app or online banking solution. Members can manage and update their cards, as well as add them to over 90 participating...
Selecting the Right Buy, Now Pay Later Platform
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options continue to grow rapidly in popularity. But, not all BNPL platforms are created equal. From fees to security features and so much more, learn about what types of features your credit union should look for before selecting a BNPL...
Zelle® to Sunset Standalone App
Jan 14, 2025 | Blog, P2P, Payments
Consumers will need to access Zelle® through their credit union or other financial institution. Zelle® is a popular peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform that is used by over 2,200 financial institutions, and it is not going away! They have made the decision to focus...
Synergent’s Rebekah Higgins to Speak at New England Financial Executives Council Fall Event
Oct 8, 2024 | Blog, Conference/Workshop, Payments
The New England Financial Executives Council (NEFEC) has announced that its Fall Education Event 2024 will take place on November 8 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, New Hampshire. Synergent’s Rebekah Higgins is slated to be one of three presenters at this...














