In its simplest form, Ascend`s mission is to serve. We fulfill our mission by always acting in accordance with our values: respect, excellence, integrity, generosity, service, and dignity.
Brightwell Payments, Inc., formerly Prepaid Solutions, Inc., is a prepaid/debit card company offering prepaid card solutions. Our prepaid card product offerings include: general purpose reloadable cards, specialized payroll card programs, corporate incentive cards, reward cards, rebate cards, and gift programs. Brightwell Payments is a payments company offering comprehensive prepaid debit solutions for corporate America, self-banked and under-banked consumers. These products benefit companies by reducing costs, improving security and strengthening customer loyalty. In addition, prepaid products offer consumers convenient, cost-effective access to the financial mainstream when receiving compensation, making purchases and paying bills. Brightwell Payments also provides marketing, design, distribution, and fulfillment services in support of its products. The company is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Miami. In December 2009, Navigation Capital Partners (NCP), an Atlanta-based middle market private equity firm, acquired the assets and associated liabilities of Prepaid Solutions USA via newly-formed entity Prepaid Solutions, Inc. (PPS) before renaming the company Brightwell Payments in December 2011. Prepaid Solutions USA was a division of West Suburban Bank (WSB), a Chicago area-based community bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. WSB`s Prepaid Solutions USA division was founded in 2001.
KeyPoint Credit Union is an award-winning credit union based in Silicon Valley, with $1 billion in assets and over 58,000 members across California. We aim to improve people’s lives with a full line of financial products and services, while providing excellent rates, low fees, 24/7 access and personalized member service. The majority of KeyPoint’s members work in high tech – industry leaders like Apple and Google are among our many member companies. KeyPoint also serves anyone who lives, works, attends school or worships in: Santa Clara County, Alameda County, El Dorado County, Placer County, San Mateo County, Sacramento County, Santa Barbara County, Contra Costa County and designated areas of Ventura County. We have six Silicon Valley locations, as well as branches in Dublin, Folsom and Goleta.
Scient Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, federally insured, non-profit organization that has been serving the needs of life science professionals and their families for over 40 years. Established in Groton in 1968 as Pfizer Employees Credit Union, the credit union has expanded from coast to coast and now provides banking services to more than 12,000 members through 4,550 affiliate branches, 28,000 no-fee ATMs, and 24/7 mobile banking. Total assets of the credit union exceed $200 million.
Verifone is transforming everyday transactions into opportunities for connected commerce. We`re connecting more than 29 million payment devices to the cloud – merging the online and in-store experience and creating the next generation of digital engagement between merchants and consumers. We are built on a 30-year history of uncompromised security. Our people are known as trusted experts that work with our clients and partners, helping to solve their most complex payment challenges. We have clients and partners in more than 150 countries, including the world`s best-known retail brands, financial institutions and payment providers.