Brian Scott news and trends

Utilities Employees Credit Union Selects Velera for Card Processing Services
Credit Unions // June 13, 2024

Utilities Employees Credit Union (UECU) has selected Velera to provide debit and credit card processing services and support. Velera, which is a payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and integrated financial technology solutions provider, will begin providing those services for UECU in October, the companies...

Contactless Transactions Mark ‘What’s Next’ in Payments Innovation
Credit Unions // October 24, 2023

The continued rise of contactless payments may be among the most notable payments trends of the year, and it could pave the way for innovations that will shape commerce in the years ahead. PSCU Chief Growth Officer Brian Scott told PYMNTS that the groundwork was...

International Credit Union Day Spotlights Member-First Innovation
Credit Unions // October 19, 2023

In 1948, International Credit Union Day was created to celebrate credit unions around the world.  Since then, the third Thursday of every October has been dedicated to celebrating the advancements made in the credit union (CU) space, as well as what makes the member-owned nonprofit cooperative financial...

Why It’s Time for Credit Unions to ‘Double Down’ on Innovation
Innovation // September 07, 2023

Two heads are frequently better than one, and good things often come in pairs. That could be why, when Brian Scott, chief growth officer at credit union service organization PSCU, was asked as a part of PYMNTS new executive series “The One Thing” about what people always...

Interviews & Exclusives
Winning Top Of Wallet: How Financial Institutions Compete in the Embedded Finance Era

July 12, 2024
Past performance doesn’t always guarantee future results, but it can inform them. That’s particularly evident when it comes to the payments and commerce landscape, which has witnessed a sea of change in just the first half of the year, driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer expectations. Against that backdrop, PYMNTS sat down with Brian […]

Contactless Transactions Mark ‘What’s Next’ in Payments Innovation

October 24, 2023
The continued rise of contactless payments may be among the most notable payments trends of the year, and it could pave the way for innovations that will shape commerce in...

Why It’s Time for Credit Unions to ‘Double Down’ on Innovation

September 07, 2023
Two heads are frequently better than one, and good things often come in pairs. That could be why, when Brian Scott, chief growth officer at credit union service organization PSCU, was asked...

Credit Unions Can Be the Online ‘Influencers’ Guiding Younger Consumers to Financial Wellness

August 21, 2023
PSCU Chief Growth Officer Brian Scott told PYMNTS that younger generations are more challenged than their older peers. “They just have not had the same amount of time to create a savings ‘pool’...

Quick Reads
Utilities Employees Credit Union Selects Velera for Card Processing Services

June 13, 2024
Utilities Employees Credit Union (UECU) has selected Velera to provide debit and credit card processing services and support. Velera, which is a payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and integrated financial technology solutions provider, will begin providing those services for UECU in October, the companies said in a Thursday (June 13) press release emailed to […]