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February 14, 2023

Alana Levine, CRO of Fintel Connect talks fintech investment

Now, in addition to these areas, I have the privilege of driving strategic partnerships and finding paths to growth for our business, our clients, and our partners. Our latest partnership with MeridianLink is an exciting one because it means creating exponential value for our mutual clients looking to grow more efficiently online.

February 7, 2023

MeridianLink : 5 Reasons To Integrate Your Consumer and Mortgage Lending

In today's economy, banks and credit unions should aim to deliver personalized offers for products and services that consumers need precisely when they expect them.

Unfortunately, many financial institutions house data about products, such as consumer and mortgage loans, in departmental silos, resulting in lost opportunities to cross-sell products and services.

February 2, 2023

6 Banking Habits That Define Gen X

Generation X — who are now ages 43 to 58 — may take a different approach to banking than the generations they’re straddled between. That’s because members of this generation may be more financially secure than millennials, who are still relatively early on in their careers but have different financial needs than boomers, many of whom are now retirement age.

January 26, 2023

Daily Fintech Series Roundup: Top Fintech News, Analytics and Insights

MeridianLink, Inc., a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, announced the availability of MeridianLink Business. Originally launched as Atlas Platform by StreetShares, which was acquired in 2022, MeridianLink Business is a key component of the Company’s multi-product platform, MeridianLink® One.

January 24, 2023

Home price gains slow to a two-year low: CoreLogic

U.S. home prices hit the lowest rate of gain in two years in November and growth is still on track to move into negative territory by later this year, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI).

January 8, 2023

The Essential Ways Financial Institutions Can Appeal To Gen Z

Gen Z is now originating more loans than any generation except Millennials, according to Morgan Stanley. As Gen Z ages and joins the workforce in larger numbers, this group will quickly grow into one of the country's largest consumer demographics.

January 6, 2023

Coworking with Sean Blitchok

Sean Blitchok is CFO of financial software company MeridianLink, joining the California-based company in 2022. His experience includes stints at Salesforce, Hewlett-Packard and Honeywell Aerospace.

December 19, 2022

Making good financial decisions for your home in 2023

A new year brings new possibilities to take control of your personal finances: Save more, spend less and set big goals about making smart decisions with your money. With buyers holding back due to high interest rates and housing prices falling across the country, more homeowners will be hunkering down and waiting to think about selling until the market feels somewhat stable again. If you’re planning to stay put for the foreseeable future, now is the time to make sure your house feels like home.

December 13, 2022

Survey: More Considering Tapping Into Home Equity in 2023

With home prices at all-time highs, a new survey of 1,000 Americans from MeridianLink—a provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies—has found that 21% of respondents said they were likely to take out a home equity loan in the next 12 months, compared to just 8% of respondents who reported taking out a home equity loan in 2022.

December 12, 2022

The key to growth: Creating better access to wealth for underserved communities

Financial accessibility is a pressing issue at the center of many companies’ DEI efforts, especially for historically marginalized and underserved communities. The pandemic not only sparked a mass digital transformation in our society, forcing us to accelerate and adapt to new technologies, but it also exacerbated the digital divide. 

November 23, 2022

MeridianLink’s TazWorks Announces New Social Media Background Screening Integration

MeridianLink, announced that TazWorks, its leading technology platform for independent background screening professionals, has partnered with Ferretly to offer AI-powered social media background screening capabilities to its customers.

November 16, 2022

MeridianLink Combines Resources with FirstClose Digital Home Equity Solution

FirstClose Inc.’s FirstClose ONE Equity end-to-end digital home equity origination solution is now integrated with the MeridianLink One platform.

November 10, 2022

MeridianLink buys OpenClose for $65 million in bid to reach more banks

MeridianLink reported in an earnings call this week that it bought mortgage technology platform OpenClose for $65 million.

The acquiring company, which provides cloud-based software to financial institutions, found buying the point of sale technology attractive because the move extends its reach in mortgage software.

November 8, 2022

MeridianLink acquires OpenClose

MeridianLink, Inc. completed the acquisition of OpenClose, a fintech provider of residential mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage lenders. The acquisition will enable customers to deliver seamless digital lending experiences to consumers, while reducing costs and time to close.

November 8, 2022

MeridianLink acquires mortgage fintech OpenClose for $65M

Publicly traded lending software firm MeridianLink has acquired OpenClose, a fintech company that specializes in residential mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.

November 8, 2022

MeridianLink Completes Acquisition Of OpenClose

MeridianLink Inc. announced Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of OpenClose, a fintech provider of residential mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage lenders.

November 8, 2022

MeridianLink Completes Acquisition of OpenClose Mortgage Technology Solutions

MeridianLink, Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of OpenClose, enabling customers to deliver seamless digital lending experiences to consumers, while reducing costs and time to close.

November 7, 2022

MeridianLink acquires residential mortgage software provider OpenClose

MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK) said Monday it acquired OpenClose, a provider of residential mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions and independent mortgage lenders.

November 3, 2022

MeridianLink® Earns Great Place to Work Certification

MeridianLink, Inc.® (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the third year in a row. The prestigious distinction is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at MeridianLink.

November 2, 2022

AFG integrates with MeridianLink to streamline Balloon Lending Program

Auto Financial Group (AFG), announced on Tuesday that it has signed an integration agreement with MeridianLink, which provides software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies.

AFG said this partnership further reinforces its mission to pursue innovative solutions that help clients streamline their workflows.

October 24, 2022

Devesh Khare of MeridianLink On 5 Things You Need To Succeed In The Modern World Of Finance & Fintech

Since joining MeridianLink, Mr. Khare has led portfolio and market expansions both organically and through multiple acquisitions and has been integral in the launch and success of MeridianLink One.

October 24, 2022

Tackling the Wealth Divide by Creating Greater Access to Positive Credit Scores and Loans

Through the click of a button in MeridianLink’s mortgage loan origination system (LOS), the consumer’s information is automatically populated into the consumer LOS to promote another consumer lending products, such as credit cards, pre-qualified auto loans, and personal loans.

October 18, 2022

Equifax and MeridianLink expand relationship to streamline digital lending experiences

Equifax is expanding its integration of The Work Number®  with MeridianLink® to deliver instant verifications of employment and income to credit unions, banks and other lenders through the MeridianLink Consumer Loan Origination System.

October 18, 2022

Measuring SaaS sales efficiency

The last 20 have been productive. The last 20 IPO’s averaged $0.95 cents. MeridianLink and Infusion were exceptionally productive at $4.98 and $2.07 respectively.

October 17, 2022

Payment Transformation Is Here: The Future Of Payments Will Be Frictionless

Despite rising interest rates, real estate is historically a solid investment. But there are also innovations to help reduce payments to keep buyers motivated. MeridianLink has patented automation to help lenders and buyers navigate high-interest rates.

October 13, 2022

Amalgamated Bank Purchases New Stake in MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE:MLNK)

Amalgamated Bank purchased a new stake in MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE:MLNK – Get Rating) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

October 13, 2022

Equifax Expands Partnership With MeridianLink To Enhance Digital Lending Solutions

"Our new integration helps MeridianLink customers - such as credit unions and banks - make faster, data-driven decisions," said Shelly Nischbach, VP of Verification Services at Equifax Workforce Solutions.

October 10, 2022

Equifax to provide income and employment data through MeridianLink's loan system

Credit reporting firm Equifax (EFX) on Wednesday said it was expanding its relationship with MeridianLink (MLNK) to provide income

October 5, 2022

How data-driven personalization helps credit unions deliver on member needs during challenging times

From record inflation to rising interest rates, consumers face a growing number of financial pressures. With global analysts predicting a gloomy and more uncertain economic future, consumers are looking to financial institutions for support.

September 22, 2022

MX introduces new product updates

In early September 2022 MX has also signed a reseller agreement with MeridianLink to integrate the former’s Instant Account Verification (IAV) into MeridianLink Opening. The solution allows consumers to open and fund new deposit accounts quickly.

September 21, 2022

Open Finance Platform MX Adds Connectivity, Insights, Mobile Banking

Another product update announced by MX is its new Mobile Banking Software Development Kit (SDK) ... The announcement of these product updates comes three weeks after MX and financial software platform MeridianLink announced a reseller agreement to speed up and enhance the digital account opening process.

September 16, 2022

MeridianLink: ‘We seek to partner'

MeridianLink is a tech company focused, in part, on providing mid-market lending software used to originate consumer and mortgage loans.

Recently, it added to its offerings by linking with MX to add instant account verification technology.

September 1, 2022

MeridianLink inks reseller agreement with MX

MeridianLink Opening allows consumers to open and fund new deposit accounts quickly and easily. By integrating with MX, consumers can leverage fast, reliable verification technologies to instantly provide the information they need to verify and connect their external financial accounts — which ensures a more seamless user experience, mitigates fraud and risk, and increases conversion. 

September 1, 2022

MX Teams With MeridianLink for Real-Time Verification

Open finance firm MX and financial software platform MeridianLink announced a reseller agreement to speed up and enhance the digital account opening process.

Under the agreement, MeridianLink Opening will integrate MX’s Instant Account Verification (IAV) product to enable its customers to instantly provide the information they need to verify and connect their external financial accounts.

September 1, 2022

MeridianLink collaborates with MX for real-time verification

MeridianLink Opening allows consumers to set up and finance new deposit accounts in no time, but with the MX integration, the user experience is enhanced, while also reducing fraud risk and increasing conversion. MeridianLink's SVP, Amy Daniels, said MX is a great platform for financial institutions and FinTechs to provide seamless connectivity and verifications.

August 9, 2022

Tim Nguyen: Keeping MeridianLink in Growth Mode

“Our co-founder, chief strategy officer, and a partner in the business that I respect and admire greatly, Tim Nguyen, received the 2021 Innovator of the Year Award from the Orange County Business Journal,” MeridianLink Inc. (NYSE: MLNK) Chief Executive Nicolaas Vlok told analysts on the company’s third-quarter call last year.

August 4, 2022

Sponsored Content: Improving the Buying Experience in the Powersports Industry in Three Easy Steps

With powerful automation, analytics and workflow tools, MeridianLink® DecisionLender® can help you become a high-speed lender in no time. A cloud-bases and paperless loan origination system, DecisionLender automates application acceptance, processing, correspondence, real-time decisioning and compliance.

July 17, 2022

When eliminating account fees becomes a technology problem

Amplify Credit Union’s bid to rid its deposit accounts of all fees started as a marketing idea.

The Austin, Texas, credit union commissioned research in the fall of 2019 that suggested one-too-many bank fees were the clincher that motivated customers to move from one financial institution to another. It wanted to attract more core deposits and lower its cost of funds.

July 15, 2022

The dual CEO-chairman role is losing favor on public boards

Conventional wisdom says the more directors who are not affiliated with the company, the better because it decreases potential conflicts of interest and better positions boards to maintain objectivity when making executive decisions. These days, companies are even more inclined to separate CEO and board chair duties because of directors’ increased workloads.

July 6, 2022

Blue C Marketing Agency Adds VinFast

A local marketing firm Blue C, based in Costa Mesa, announced it has added new-to-market electric vehicle maker VinFast as a client this year.

Founded in 1998, Blue C also works with the Irvine Co., Costa Mesa-based MeridianLink, and an Ingram Micro business titled CloudBlue.

June 22, 2022

Meet Three Innovations That Are Disrupting the Future of Tech

Professionals in the lending sector have been developing CX-focused digital banking platforms for the last decade or more, and now fintechs are catching up in the B2B space. Credit unions and banks are looking to simplify their own work by using digital lending solutions (like MeridianLink) to help manage their customers' online applications.

June 16, 2022

MeridianLink Hires New CFO, Other Execs

Costa Mesa-based MeridianLink Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), which provides software for credit unions and other financial firms, hired Sean Blitchok as the chief financial officer, effective June 13.

June 8, 2022

Eltropy Acquires Video Banking Startup POPi/o

Digital communications platform Eltropy announced it has acquired video banking expert POPi/o. In April, Eltropy integrated with financial services software provider MeridianLink to help the company provide text messaging capabilities, secure document collection and sync, and instant notifications from within its platform.

May 27, 2022

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending May 27

Sean Blitchok will join MeridianLink, a loan and mortgage origination software platform, as CFO on June 13. Blitchok has held leadership roles at several organizations, including Salesforce, BlackLine, Hewlett-Packard, and Honeywell International.

May 3, 2022

Personalized marketing’s role in a credit union’s digital transformation

Consumers have been increasingly conditioned to expect a relevant, highly-personalized experience that caters to their every preference. Joe Mearn, Director of Product Management at MeridianLink, explains that with more data available than ever, financial institutions (FIs) must look at how they can deeply understand members and what they need.

April 26, 2022

How Data Is Helping To Resolve Supply And Demand Challenges 

Data-driven software solutions from entities like publicly traded MeridianLink have helped small to mid-sized financial lenders fill the gap in workflows or tools to streamline application processing. MeridianLink designed a data-rich platform to gather and process loans rapidly.

April 5, 2022

Fintech Merger and Acquisition Activity Starts Strong in Q1 2022

While 2021 was a record year for fintech merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, 2022 is off to a great start. In the first quarter, MeridanLink acquired small business lending technology provider StreetShares.

March 11, 2022

MeridianLink Acquires Small Business Lending Startup StreetShares

“StreetShares’ commitment to providing lenders across the U.S. with state-of-the-art business lending capabilities, including business loans, automated decisioning, and business lines of credit, aligns with our focus on empowering more banks and credit unions to better serve consumers and communities,” said MeridianLink CEO Nicolaas Vlok. 

March 11, 2022

Meridianlink (MLNK) CEO On Earnings & Cloud Tech For Finance

MeridianLink, a cloud-based software solutions provider for banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, and consumer reporting agencies, enables financial institutions to streamline loan decisions and account openings. CEO Nicolaas Vlok weighs in on the recent MLNK earnings report that indicated $0.01 in EPS and $64.02M in revenue.

March 10, 2022

Software Provider MeridianLink to Acquire FinTech StreetShares

MeridianLink, which provides modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, announced Thursday (March 10) that it intends to buy StreetShares, a FinTech for small business lending.

March 10, 2022

Best mortgage companies to work for discuss top tech tools

Lenders have come to expect digital tools that can integrate smoothly with other systems, even the proprietary products they’ve designed themselves. Given that new platforms and fintechs are emerging on a regular basis, options keep growing. MeridianLink joins the discussion of which ones could serve these companies best.

March 1, 2022

2022 HousingWire TECH100 Mortgage Honorees

The 2022 TECH100 Mortgage list of honorees spotlights the innovators, such as MeridianLink, that are making the housing sector better and more sustainable by increasing efficiency, improving borrower experience and bringing elasticity to mortgage origination and servicing processes.

February 8, 2022

Meet The Lending Finalists For The 2022 Innovation Series

Wesley Zauner describes MeridianLink Debt Optimization / Cross-Qualification: An innovative product feature that utilizes known debt and liabilities from a mortgage application to pre-qualify the member / consumer for consumer loan opportunities (auto, personal, credit card) available through the financial institution.

February 1, 2022

Why credit unions are adopting digital channels

With digitization, credit unions and banks make their services more convenient for their customers. Many of such institutions use MeridianLink API to develop their platforms to ensure seamless service on any device used to visit their website or application.

January 31, 2022

Here's Why Your Company Needs To Work With A B2B Banking Solution In 2022

Innovative B2B banking solutions are disrupting the financial sector to meet the start-up surge and provide services specific to emerging businesses. MeridianLink, for example, creates solutions that reduce friction and roadblocks in the financial industry by leveling the playing field for small- and medium-sized banks to compete digitally with their much larger competitors.

January 18, 2022

7 Industries that Have Changed for the Better

Consumers still wanted fast access to money but in a way that didn’t put their health at risk. So MeridianLink, which went public in July 2021 at a valuation of $2 billion, led the charge to make quick changes. By supplying technology upgrades to their smaller clientele, including credit unions and community banks, MeridianLink helped level the playing field for all lending institutions.

January 3, 2022

Banner Year for OC Companies Going Public

Last year was a record-setting one for Orange County companies making their debuts on Wall Street. Costa Mesa’s MeridianLink Inc., which provides cloud-based software solutions for small banks and credit unions, opened in July at $26 for a $2.2 billion valuation. Since the IPO, the stock’s hovered around $21 and a $1.7 billion market cap.

December 17, 2021

2021 In Tech: Year Of Fintech

In addition, the company also brought a digital bank account opening feature to its platform by partnering with MeridianLink in November. According to Apiture, providing an option to open bank accounts online responds to the growing reliance from consumers on using digital channels to conduct banking needs.

December 15, 2021

The End Of Cash, The Rise Of Crypto And The Future Of Payments

MeridianLink, which creates digital lending solutions, went public in July valued at over $2 billion. They partnered with podcast host and financial expert Jim Marous to produce the Future of Digital Lending Report that shows just how rapid the adoption of digital payments and offerings has been post-pandemic in lending.

December 6, 2021

How the Online Shopping Checkout Process is Becoming More Efficient

In extensive reporting, MerdianLink and Digital Banking Report owner Jim Marous released The Future of Digital Lending. Their survey-based findings from 300+ financial institutions showed an industry-wide desire for more modern mobile interfaces.

November 1, 2021

Report Shows How Quickly FIs Have Moved to Expand Digital Services

According to MeridianLink, the report highlights survey responses from more than 300 financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, on the continuing shift to digital channels as competition for loan customers increases.