Synergent Blog

Employee Spotlight: Shannan Heacock, Senior Client Success Manager – Marketing
Mar 6, 2025
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...
Latest Articles

Standing Out From the Competition with Creative Design
Feb 25, 2025
(As Seen on CUInsight) - In today's crowded financial marketplace, lasting impressions are everything. Members are looking for visual experiences that align with their lifestyles, and bold, creative design can be a powerful tool to help credit unions stand out. By...

Kim Nicholas Receives 2024 Denis A. Letourneau, Jr. Outstanding League Employee Award
Feb 5, 2025
On January 16, employees from the Maine Credit Union League and Synergent joined together virtually for a special announcement. Each year, one exceptional employee is chosen to be named the Denis A. Letourneau, Jr. Outstanding League Employee. This year, the...

Selecting the Right Buy, Now Pay Later Platform
Feb 4, 2025
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
(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...
Technology
Employee Spotlight: Vinny Martin, Senior Information Systems Operator
Jan 10, 2025
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...
Building Business Membership
Jun 28, 2024
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…
Banno Digital Banking Solutions for Credit Unions
Jun 3, 2024
We are pleased to share three updated Banno solutions that are now 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...
Payments
Selecting the Right Buy, Now Pay Later Platform
Feb 4, 2025
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
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
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...
Marketing
Employee Spotlight: Shannan Heacock, Senior Client Success Manager – Marketing
Mar 6, 2025
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...
Standing Out From the Competition with Creative Design
Feb 25, 2025
(As Seen on CUInsight) - In today's crowded financial marketplace, lasting impressions are everything. Members are looking for visual experiences that align with their lifestyles, and bold, creative design can be a powerful tool to help credit unions stand out. By...
10 Tips to Elevate Your 2025 Marketing Strategy
Jan 8, 2025
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...