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Brim Financial Announces Partnership With Air France-KLM to Launch a Credit Card Program for Their Canadian Flying Blue Members
Brim Financial, one of the fastest growing fintechs and a licensed credit card issuer, announced a partnership with Air France-KLM in Canada. The joint Air France and KLM’s loyalty program, Flying Blue, will leverage Brim’s end-to-end technology platform to launch a unique credit card product and platform in the Canadian market.
Smart Financial Credit Union names LeAnn Kaczynski as Chief Executive Officer
Smart Financial Credit Union has announced the selection of LeAnn Kaczynski as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment was effective April 28, 2022, following the retirement of previous Smart Financial CEO Larry Seidl on March 31, 2022. LeAnn Kaczynski becomes the first woman to hold the CEO position at Smart Financial and presents a seamless transition of leadership at the storied credit union.
Designstripe Raises $10MillionFrom Insight Partners and Silicon Valley Bank to Build Smart Design Tools.
Montreal-based startup designstripe received a $10M investment from New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank to help it deliver intuitive and slick creative tools for everyone. The visual communication challenger will use the funding to enhance and expand its design tools in all creative categories including photo, motion and video.
Valor PayTech Adds New Omnichannel Payments Technology and Functionality
Valor PayTech, a fast-growing fintech provider of end-to-end, processor-agnostic omnichannel payments solutions, today announced it is enhancing its offering with new, in-demand payments technology and functionality. Valor strives to provide resellers and their merchant customers with comprehensive, cutting-edge tools and flexibility they need to succeed in today’s rapidly changing business environment while creating revolutionary value.
Synovus Announces Two Additions to Board of Directors
Synovus Financial Corp. has appointed John H. Irby and Alexandra Villoch to its board of directors, effective July 1, 2022. Irby is a commercial real estate investor and attorney with Atlanta-based Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC, specializing in commercial real estate transactions, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, and general business matters.