Velera included on the Forbes America's Best Employers for Women 2026 ranking. Chuck Fagan Velera, the nation's premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, today announced it has been named to the Forbes list of America's Best Employers for Women 2026. Velera is one of 700 companies included on the list, ranking in the top 100 of employers overall and 14th in the Banking and Financial Services industry. This marks the third consecutive year the company has been named to the list, underscoring Velera's ongoing efforts to cultivate an inclusive workplace where women are supported in their professional growth and leadership development. Presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, the 2026 list is based on data collected through online panels, with over 146,000 women working for companies and institutions in the U.S. with at least 1,000 employees over the past three years. Only responses from women were considered. The analysis is based on three criteria: personal recommendations from current employees, public recommendations from previous employees and an index based on the percentage of women among top executives and board directors. These categories were evaluated and combined to create a final score, with companies with the highest scores making the list. "Velera is proud to be recognized as one of America's Best Employers for Women for the third consecutive year," said Velera CEO Chuck Fagan. "This award reflects the experiences of women across our organization and the culture we're committed to building at Velera - one where women have opportunities to grow, lead and succeed." Velera has always been committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization where differences are embraced and celebrated. Earlier this year, Velera was named one of America's Best Private Companies by TIME. Additionally, Forbes included the company on its 2026 list of America's Best Midsize Employers. In 2025, Velera ranked No. 2 in its industry on Forbes' 2025 list of America's Best Employers for Women and earned recognition as one of Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces for Gen Z 2025. Velera was also named a Top 25 solution provider in IDC's 2025 FinTech Rankings, which features global technology companies providing solutions to the financial services and fintech industries. Forbes' full list of America's Best Employers for Women 2026 can be viewed at forbes.com/lists/best-employers-women/.

Velera launches Risk Alert Manager to strengthen fraud detection and response time. * 4 hours ago Tampa, Fla. (July 28, 2026) - Velera, the nation's premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, today announced its new Risk Alert Manager, a fully integrated risk mitigation solution that allows Velera credit unions to monitor and respond to potential fraud events in near real time. As fraud volume and sophistication continue to increase, financial institutions face mounting pressure to respond before incidents escalate. Yet many existing solutions rely on third parties and ticketing systems, creating delays that prevent teams from acting decisively. With one in ten consumers experiencing card fraud in the past year according to Velera's 2025 Eye on Payments report, financial institutions need tools that put control back in their hands, enabling proactive responses to protect cardholders and operations. Risk Alert Manager was built to meet this need by putting credit unions fully in control of their fraud response. Unlike third-party systems that require multi-step handoffs, Risk Alert Manager unifies data from all cardholder interactions and is powered by Atmos Risk, Velera's unified AI-powered risk platform that enables fraud detection and protection, while enhancing member experience. Risk Alert Manager helps streamline fraud monitoring, reduces lag time and enables immediate actions on at risk accounts - all within one environment that keeps both financial institutions and cardholders informed. Key features include: * Near real-time detection: Allows financial institutions to manage and act on compromised events in near real time using data and intelligence to mitigate risk. * Immediate response: Enables instant action like blocking, unblocking, monitoring, card re-issuance and account memos to mitigate losses. * Multi-channel data integration: Consolidates data from all cardholder interactions to a single, integrated application, ensuring no fraudulent activity goes unnoticed across different channels. * Comprehensive data intelligence: Provides audit history reviews, dashboard analytics and reporting tools to support compliance tracking and decision-making. * Revenue opportunities: Offers premium alert services to help financial institutions strengthen their competitive positioning in the market. "Fraud is evolving faster than ever, and even a single delay can have costly consequences for both credit unions and their members," said Velera Senior Vice President of Risk Solutions Karen Postma. "Velera's Risk Alert Manager empowers financial institutions to act instantly at the first sign of suspicious activity - protecting consumers, mitigating losses and staying one step ahead of emerging threats." Following a successful pilot with select credit unions, Velera will introduce additional features and availability through a phased rollout this year. The current iteration is compatible with both Mastercard and Visa cards, and is designed to scale with financial institutions' evolving risk mitigation needs. About Velera Velera is the nation's premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider. With over four decades of industry experience and a commitment to service excellence and innovation, the company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help its clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Velera leverages its expertise and resources on behalf of credit unions and their members, offering an end-to-end product portfolio that includes payment processing, fraud and risk management, data and analytics, digital banking, instant payments, strategic consulting, collections, ATM and POS networks, shared branching and 24/7/365 member support via its contact centers. For more information, visit velera.com.

Velera included in TIME America's Best Private Companies 2026 list. 07/23/2026 12:30 pm TAMPA- Velera has been named to TIME's list of America's Best Private Companies 2026, the CUSO announced. The award is presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on July 8 and can be viewed on TIME.com. The America's Best Private Companies 2026 ranking awards the top 500 privately held companies across the United States based on two key dimensions: * Employee Satisfaction: Measured using survey responses from ~217,000 U.S. company employees over three years. It factors in recommendations from current and former employees, plus verified employee ratings across image, atmosphere, working conditions, salary and equality * Company Impact: Assessed via a partnership with Helsinki-based firm The Upright Project, which quantifies a company's Net Impact, defined as the net balance of its societal costs and benefits, across 19 subcategories spanning four pillars: society, knowledge, health and environment Based on the results of the study, Velera said it is honored to be recognized among the top 65 companies on TIME's list of America's Best Private Companies 2026. "This award is especially meaningful, because it reflects two things that have always gone hand in hand for us at Velera: investing in our people and strengthening the credit union movement," said Velera CEO Chuck Fagan. "Every day, our team works alongside credit unions to help them better serve their members and communities. We're proud to foster a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, challenge one another to innovate and help advance an industry built on putting people first." Velera noted it has always been committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization where differences are embraced and celebrated. Earlier this year, Forbes included Velera on its list of America's Best Midsize Employers. In 2025, the company ranked No. 2 in its industry on Forbes' 2025 list of America's Best Employers for Women and earned recognition as one of Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces for Gen Z 2025. Velera was also named a Top 25 solution provider in IDC's 2025 FinTech Rankings, which features global technology companies providing solutions to the financial services and fintech industries.