Synergent Blog
Employee Spotlight: Ash Mohney, Senior Programmer/Analyst • Development
Aug 6, 2026 | 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...
The Power of a Unified Voice: Why Cooperative Marketing Is a Competitive Advantage for Credit Unions
Jul 20, 2026 | Blog, Marketing, Partners
The financial services landscape has never been more crowded. Everywhere you look, a new building is being raised or a flashier ad is popping up on your television or in your social media feed. Consumers are inundated with advertising from national banks, local community banks, fintech companies, and online lenders who are all competing for their business, their attention, and their loyalty.
Employee Spotlight: Alex Kublanovsky, Automation Engineer
Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, Employee Spotlight
For the past four years, Alex Kublanovsky has been an important part of Synergent’s Core Processing & Automation team. As an Automation Engineer, he works behind the scenes to support production operations for credit unions, helping ensure critical…
Beyond Processing | Core as a Strategic Enablement Platform
Jul 7, 2026 | Blog, Core Processing, Partners
For years, credit unions have viewed the core primarily as a transactional processing system—the operational engine responsible for maintaining accounts, posting transactions, balancing systems, and supporting daily member activity. While those functions remain...
Help Members Stay in Control During Travel Season with CardHub
Jun 17, 2026 | Blog, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Payments
Summer travel often means members are managing their finances farther from home. Do they have the tools they need to stay in control of their cards while they're away? CardHub’s self-service capabilities are beneficial for members and credit unions alike. It enables...
Employee Spotlight: Philip Thibault, Accounts Payable Specialist
Jun 8, 2026 | Blog, Employee Spotlight
Philip Thibault, Accounts Payable Specialist for both the Maine Credit Union League and Synergent, is an integral member of our team. Whether he’s processing invoices, managing vendor relationships, or helping coordinate…
Category Heading – Blog Posts
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...
Category Heading – Press
$100,000 Contributed to Good Shepherd Food Bank Through 48 to Feed the State Initiative
Aug 6, 2026 | Company News, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
WESTBROOK, Maine — Demonstrating the power of cooperation and a commitment to helping Maine families, the Maine Credit Union League, Synergent®, and nearly every Maine credit union—including two headquartered outside of Maine—have joined together to raise $100,000 for...
Saco Valley Credit Union Renews Long-Standing Core Processing Partnership with Synergent
Jul 6, 2026 | Company News, Core Processing, Partners
Ten-year core renewal supports the credit union's commitment to members and communities across southern Maine. Synergent® has entered into a ten-year hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing renewal agreement with Saco Valley Credit Union. The agreement also...
Central Maine Federal Credit Union Selects Synergent for Core Processing and Integrated Services
Jul 2, 2026 | Company News, Core Processing, Partners
Ten-year Jack Henry Symitar core agreement supports credit union’s continued growth and expansion strategy Synergent® has entered into a new ten-year hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing agreement with Central Maine Federal Credit Union. The credit union also...
Category Heading – Company News
$100,000 Contributed to Good Shepherd Food Bank Through 48 to Feed the State Initiative
Aug 6, 2026 | Company News, Ending Hunger, Social Responsibility
WESTBROOK, Maine — Demonstrating the power of cooperation and a commitment to helping Maine families, the Maine Credit Union League, Synergent®, and nearly every Maine credit union—including two headquartered outside of Maine—have joined together to raise $100,000 for...
Saco Valley Credit Union Renews Long-Standing Core Processing Partnership with Synergent
Jul 6, 2026 | Company News, Core Processing, Partners
Ten-year core renewal supports the credit union's commitment to members and communities across southern Maine. Synergent® has entered into a ten-year hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing renewal agreement with Saco Valley Credit Union. The agreement also...
Central Maine Federal Credit Union Selects Synergent for Core Processing and Integrated Services
Jul 2, 2026 | Company News, Core Processing, Partners
Ten-year Jack Henry Symitar core agreement supports credit union’s continued growth and expansion strategy Synergent® has entered into a new ten-year hosted Jack Henry™ Symitar® core processing agreement with Central Maine Federal Credit Union. The credit union also...
Technology
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...
Better Together: How Credit Unions Can Thrive With the Right Managed Services Partner and a Strong Tech Stack
Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, Partners, Technology
(As seen on CUInsight) – Let’s face it—running a credit union today ain’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when you could get by with a solid handshake, a local branch, a savings account, and maybe a bowl of lollipops at the teller…
Member Experience: Simplifying Online Account Opening and Lending
Oct 6, 2025 | Account Opening, Blog, Technology
When it comes to loans and deposits, many financial institutions are still using disparate systems. Adding in the burdens of incomplete applications, lengthy submission processes, and the need for manual effort to boost application conversion means a lot of time spent...
Payments
Payments Training for Credit Unions
Jan 8, 2026 | Blog, Education, Payments
When credit unions choose Synergent as their partner, one of the many benefits they gain is access to numerous subject matter experts across all of our service areas: Payments, Marketing, and Technology. In response to growing demand, Synergent now offers Payments...
Payrailz® Digital Payments Platform™
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...
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...
Marketing
Working With AI Intentionally as a Marketing Writer
Jan 6, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Marketing
For those outside our field, “marketing” sounds like one specialty area. But for those of us who are marketers, we understand that the term is shorthand for many areas of expertise. Writers, strategists, videographers, photographers, and graphic designers are among the many roles marketing encompasses…
12 Days of Marketing
‘Tis the season for great marketing! The Synergent Marketing Solutions team knows the holiday season is also planning season for many credit unions. Whether you’re mapping out your marketing strategy, reviewing your budget, or refreshing your campaigns for the year...
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…
