Articles from Pathward

Pathward®, N.A., a financial empowerment company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, today announced that ABF Journal has named Julie Halbert, a Portfolio Manager for the Commercial Finance business line, to its list of Trailblazers. The award recognizes leading women in specialty finance who are redefining the industry.

Pathward®, N.A., a national bank focused on financial access, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Brett Pharr has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award for Maverick of the Year in the Business Services Industries category in the 23rd Annual American Business Awards®. The Maverick of the Year award recognizes an executive or manager who has affected the most positive change on his or her company and/or industry since the beginning of 2023. The American Business Awards received more than 3,600 nominations this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, according to the Stevie Awards Inc.

Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle infrastructure projects, has broken ground on three new solar projects in California. Scheduled for completion in 2025, the projects will deliver over 17 MWdc of clean, renewable power to customers through programs offered by Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).

On.Energy, one of North America’s fastest growing power asset owners and proven end-to-end integrator of battery energy storage projects, today announced it has closed construction credit facilities provided by Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward”) and BridgePeak Energy Capital (“BridgePeak”) to build its 160 MWh Palo de Agua battery storage portfolio across the state of Texas. This new financing will allow On.Energy to accelerate its U.S. business growth, which already includes 80 MWh of operational assets in Houston and a combined 2 GWh+ of battery energy storage scheduled for activation by 2028 across California, Texas and Mexico.

Pathward®, N.A. (“Pathward”), one of the nation’s leading financial empowerment companies driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, today announced that Brittany Kelley, Vice President of Solutions for Financial Institutions, has been named to American Banker’s 2024 list of The Most Influential Women in Payments: Next.

Pathward®, N.A., one of the nation’s leading financial empowerment companies driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, today announced that Shannon Stetson, a managing director of business development for the Commercial Finance business line, has been named to the 2024 list of Secured Finance Network’s (SFNet’s) 40 Under 40.

Pathward®, N.A., a national bank with 20 years of payments experience, announced the results of its research on executive perspectives on embedded finance – the integration of financial services into non-financial offerings. The survey of senior U.S. executives reveals that while embedded finance is widely embraced across sectors, for businesses and customers alike, some challenges lie ahead as not all companies planning to implement these services feel completely ready to do so.

Pathward®, N.A., one of the nation’s leading financial empowerment companies, today announced the expansion and transformation of its suite of offerings for financial institutions. Formerly known for providing prepaid cards to banks and credit unions, Pathward’s new Solutions for Financial Institutions includes expanded options for commercial finance solutions and merchant services.

Pathward®, N.A., one of the nation’s leading financial empowerment companies driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, is pleased to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Pathward. This year, 86% of employees said Pathward is a Great Place To Work – 29 points higher than the average U.S. company* and an eight-point improvement over Pathward’s own 2023 results. Find Pathward’s certification profile at GreatPlacetoWork.com.

Pathward®, N.A., one of the nation’s leading financial empowerment companies driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, today announced that its Senior Vice President of Risk, Process and Performance for its Banking as a Service business line, Nichole Price, has been named to American Banker's 2024 list of The Most Influential Women in Payments.

Pathward®, N.A., today announced the release of its “Small Business Credit Habits and Needs” report, which found that while one in three small businesses have struggled with cash flow in the changing economy, 70% consider themselves to be in growth mode.

Ouro and Pathward®, N.A., today announced a multi-year extension to their longstanding partnership. Pathward, a U.S.-based financial empowerment company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, continues to serve as an issuer for Netspend prepaid and debit products and other card brands in Ouro's portfolio under the agreement. Ouro is the global financial technology parent brand created when Rêv and Netspend joined together to reignite innovation in financial services for consumers worldwide.

Pathward®, N.A., a U.S.-based financial empowerment company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, today announced the expansion of its partnership with TabaPay, a leading money movement platform for merchants and leading fintech brands. The firms first announced partnering in 2020 and the deeper alliance provides added money movement capabilities to Pathward’s partners as they seek to integrate faster payment solutions to meet evolving consumer expectations.

Pathward®, N.A., a U.S.-based financial empowerment company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, today announced that Natonya Harbison, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact, was named a DEI Outstanding Leader by the American Bankers Association as part of the inaugural ABA DEI Awards.

Pathward®, N.A., a Banking as a Service provider, and Dash Solutions, an innovative payments technology provider formerly known as Prepaid Technologies Company, Inc., today announced the extension of their partnership through January 2028 and the roll-out of a custom payout solution, SpendIT SendIT, enabling consumer payees to use or move their funds to other accounts they own.

Pathward®, N.A. is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Pathward. This year, 78% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 21 points higher than the average U.S. company*. Visit Pathward’s certification profile at GreatPlacetoWork.com.

Pathward®, N.A., an industry leading financial empowerment company, today announced that two leaders from its Commercial Finance team, Sharmen Hall-Lengel and Stacy Sant, are profiled in the March 2023 issue of The Secured Lender, a magazine published by the Secured Finance Network (SFNet). The Women in Secured Finance feature article is published online at SFnet.com.