Synergent Blog
Employee Spotlight: Vinny Martin, Senior Information Systems Operator
Jan 10, 2025 | Blog, Employee Spotlight, Ending Hunger, Rewards, Social Responsibility
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...
10 Tips to Elevate Your 2025 Marketing Strategy
And just like that, 2024 is another year passed, and 2025 is here! As we look to the year ahead, this is the perfect time to assess your marketing plans and strategies for the year ahead. What's working? What are some new tactics to consider? Each year, we release our...
The Right Tools in the Toolbox: Considerations for Your FinTech Stack
Jan 6, 2025 | Blog, Technology
(As Seen on CUInsight) - In the fast-paced, ever-evolving world of financial technology, choosing the right tools for your FinTech stack can make or break your credit union’s success. Much like a craftsman relies on the right tools in their toolbox to build something...
Employee Spotlight: Mike Rosmus, Creative Marketing Manager
Dec 10, 2024 | Blog, 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...
Connecting Through Member Data-Driven Marketing: A Success Blueprint
(As Seen on CUInsight) - Reaching members is challenging. Adding to the challenge, with ever-growing competition (while attention spans decrease), credit unions compete with well-funded, aggressive, innovative, and increasingly all-digital FinTechs. Credit unions that...
Campaign for Ending Hunger $100,000 Challenge Raised Over $154,000!
Nov 7, 2024 | Blog, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
Thank you to everyone who joined us in helping to end hunger in Maine! The Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger $100,000 Challenge exceeded its goal for 2024. While final fundraising numbers are still being tabulated, we know that over $154,498 was raised...
Category Heading – Blog Posts
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...
Best Practices for Core Conversions and Third-Party Integrations
Jan 23, 2025 | Blog, Core Processing
(As seen on CUInsight) - You need a new core. Perhaps it’s because your existing core is being sunset, or maybe it simply is no longer the right fit for the products and services you offer or plan to offer in the future. So, where do you start? While the process may...
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...
Category Heading – Press
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Feb 18, 2025 | Company News, Partners
Synergent will continue to deliver hosted Jack Henry Symitar core processing, Integrated Debit Card Services, Mobile Deposit Capture, and additional solutions to Maine Highlands FCU. Synergent® is delighted to announce Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has signed...
Campaign for Ending Hunger Reaches New Fundraising Milestone of $1.3 Million
Feb 12, 2025 | Company News, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
Credit union representatives gathered in Freeport on Monday to unveil the fundraising results of their collaborative Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. At a special ceremony hosted by the Maine Credit Union League, the Campaign announced that it raised...
Meridia Community Credit Union Signs New and Renewal Agreements with Synergent
Jan 29, 2025 | Company News, Partners
A new agreement was signed with Synergent for integrated credit card services. Synergent will also continue to deliver hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing and additional solutions. Synergent® is thrilled to announce Meridia Community Credit Union has signed a...
Category Heading – Company News
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Renews Partnership with Synergent
Feb 18, 2025 | Company News, Partners
Synergent will continue to deliver hosted Jack Henry Symitar core processing, Integrated Debit Card Services, Mobile Deposit Capture, and additional solutions to Maine Highlands FCU. Synergent® is delighted to announce Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has signed...
Campaign for Ending Hunger Reaches New Fundraising Milestone of $1.3 Million
Feb 12, 2025 | Company News, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
Credit union representatives gathered in Freeport on Monday to unveil the fundraising results of their collaborative Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. At a special ceremony hosted by the Maine Credit Union League, the Campaign announced that it raised...
Meridia Community Credit Union Signs New and Renewal Agreements with Synergent
Jan 29, 2025 | Company News, Partners
A new agreement was signed with Synergent for integrated credit card services. Synergent will also continue to deliver hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing and additional solutions. Synergent® is thrilled to announce Meridia Community Credit Union has signed a...
Technology
Banno Digital Banking Solutions
Jun 3, 2024 | Blog, Digital Banking
We are pleased to share three updated Banno solutions that now are available. Banno Business is a digital banking interface designed for small-to-medium-sized businesses, though it can be scaled for businesses of all sizes. Banno Spanish is a feature that gives credit...
Make Synergent Rewards Your Own
Members love to be rewarded. Whether you are using your rewards program benefits as an enticement tool to recruit new members or to reward your loyal, long-term members, there are clear advantages for credit unions offering a strong rewards program. What is Synergent...
Coming Soon: Multichannel Notifications for Credit Unions
Feb 5, 2024 | Blog, Technology
Sending digital messages sounds simple, but credit unions do not always have access to a streamlined tool to send electronic notices to their members, prospects, dealers, select employer groups, and vendors. Postal notices have slower delivery times than eNotices, and...
Payments
Accel Network to Allow Cannabis-Related Card Transactions
Sep 24, 2024 | Blog, Debit Cards, Payments
Synergent is pleased to announce that our partner, the Accel Network, is the first and currently only U.S. debit network that will allow cannabis merchants to accept payments for the purchase of cannabis and cannabis products in states where it is legal. A beta...
Building Business Membership
Jun 28, 2024 | Blog, Education, Payments, Technology
Local small- to medium-sized businesses are an untapped member segment for countless credit unions. As the gap in technology between credit unions and banks has begun to evaporate…
A Partner Every Step of the Way
Dec 19, 2023 | Blog, Consulting, Marketing, Partners, Payments, Social Responsibility, Technology
As credit unions, you have a lot on your plates. Financial technology is moving at a rapid pace, member expectations continue to grow, and day-to-day operations are vast. At Synergent, we are part of your team. Our focus is on helping you with operational solutions,...
Marketing
Connecting Through Member Data-Driven Marketing: A Success Blueprint
(As Seen on CUInsight) - Reaching members is challenging. Adding to the challenge, with ever-growing competition (while attention spans decrease), credit unions compete with well-funded, aggressive, innovative, and increasingly all-digital FinTechs. Credit unions that...
The Importance of Brand Awareness
(As Seen on CUInsight) - Getting noticed is not always easy. But in the competitive landscape of banking services, having people know your credit union’s name is rarely enough. People need to know who you are, why you are before they’ll truly trust you with their...
The Power of Member Profiling: How Credit Unions Can Transform Marketing Strategies
Feb 7, 2024 | Blog, Data Mining, Marketing
(As seen on CUInsight) - Credit unions play a unique role in the financial ecosystem, offering members a local community-focused alternative to traditional banking. In an era dominated by data-driven decision-making, credit unions are increasingly able to harness the...