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CARMEL, Ind.—ADESA announced that its subsidiary company, Recovery Database Network (RDN), is launching a new technology product for the automotive finance industry called VendorVision. VendorVision is a secure, web-based compliance management platform, the company said. “Organizations can define their compliance standards, manage documentation, deploy training materials, track the performance of contractors and agents, and assign tasks within the system to assure compliance.”

SYLVANIA, Ohio—Great Lakes Credit Union here has selected Buzz Points’ merchant-funded loyalty program for its members. “Buzz Points is free and allows credit union members to earn rewards while supporting the local economy by using their debit cards for everyday shopping,” the company said.

GENEVA, N.Y.—Finger Lakes FCU here is reporting significant improvements in its digital banking and payment capabilities, including functionality for online and mobile banking and bill pay, after converting to the Corillian Online and Mobiliti solutions from Fiserv, along with CheckFree RXP for bill payment. The $100-million FLFCU was already using Fiserv’s Spectrum account-processing platform when it added the solutions. Among the results: increased number of active mobile banking users by 50%; reduced the number of service calls regarding bill pay issues; increased the number of active bill pay users by 46%, increased number of active online banking users by 29%, and achieved sharp increase in e-statement adoption. For info: www.fiserv.com

MONETT, Mo.--Symitar has been named to the 2014 Best Places to Work in San Diego list by the San Diego Business Journal, Best Companies Group and sponsored by Moss Adams LLP, Kaiser Permanente, United Concordia. It is the fourth year it has been so honored.  Symitar was number 17 on the list of mega employers, those with more than 2,000 employees.

LISMORE, NSW, Australia—Credit unions around the world marked International Credit Union Day in a variety of ways, with everything from in-person visits, to branch events, to social media.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--CU*Answers, a 100% credit union-owned data processing CUSO, said the Credit Score History dashboard on its CU*BASE^® core platform can be now be combined with other analytical dashboards to strengthen each credit union’s ability to design marketing programs. CU*BASE comes standard with a wide variety of analytical tools and dashboards that can be used to create population segments based on activity, products, services, and more, the company said. “Now, before acting on the information found (such as where members are shopping or whether they’re enrolled in bill pay), the credit union can take that population segment and view their credit score history to see how their scores are trending as a group.” For info: www.cuanswers.com.

WASHINGTON--Callahan & Associates said it has re-launched its mortgage market intelligence product, MortgageAnalyzer with new enhancements that provide a more robust analysis of mortgage trends for credit union at the local, state, and national level. MortgageAnalyzer provides a complete overview of trends within a specific market, identifies market leaders, and assesses an institution’s market position with remarkable precision,” the company said.

NEW YORK – Malauzai Software, provider of mobile banking SmartApps, has launched SmartwebApps. The platform brings a native app-like experience to the desktop, offering the same functionality of Internet banking in addition to the advanced features and user experience of Malauzai’s mobile banking SmartApps, the company said. It is built around three tenets: Mobile Only Experience (MOX); Convergence, and Superior Economics. 

PORTLAND, Ore – Synergent reported that three credit unions have signed a 10-year renewal agreement of the Episys Core Processing Solution with Synergent Technology Services. Agreements included cPort Credit Union, Portland; Coast Line Credit Union, South Portland; and Casco Federal Credit Union, Gorham, Maine. 

MIAMI - Paragon Financial Group announces a credit union and community bank factoring program that creates opportunities for banks it said it aimed at helping underbanked business prospects. The company said its product is aimed at allowing CUs to extend to small business borrowing prospects a line of credit for working capital through Invoice Factoring, Purchase Order Funding, AR Management and Credit Protection Programs.