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LOCAL CREDIT UNION MEETS NATIONAL MILESTONE

 

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LOCAL CREDIT UNION MEETS NATIONAL MILESTONE

Syracuse Fire Department Federal Credit Union is the 1,000th Financial Institution to Offer Zelle® for Person to Person Payments

Credit Union Members Celebrate with Food Truck, Gifts and Giveaways

What: Syracuse Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union is the 1,000th financial institution in the U.S. to join the Zelle Network®, offering its more than 6,000 members a fast, easy and secure way to send and receive money with friends, family and people they know and trust.

To celebrate this milestone, the credit union is hosting an onsite, member-exclusive launch party. The event will also give up to 1,000 members a chance to request and receive $10 from the credit union using Zelle®.

Key Visuals: The event will feature:
“Smokey and the Pig” food truck – owned and operated by Syracuse firefighter Paul Veri and retired Syracuse police officer Matthew Erwin. Both are Syracuse Fire Department Employees FCU members.
Zelle®-themed décor, treats and giveaways.

Who: Executive attendees on site will include:
Andrea Thune, President and CEO, Syracuse Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union
Donna Turner, Chief Operations Officer, Early Warning Services, network operator of Zelle®
Emily Byrne, Client Partner, Fiserv, the credit union’s technology partner

Why: Syracuse Fire Department Employees FCU is enhancing its online and mobile banking services with the addition of Zelle®. With Zelle®, credit union members now have a fast way to send money to and receive money from others, tapping into people’s more digital lifestyles and creating a ready alternative to cash and checks. Fiserv offers a turnkey set of services to simplify implementation of Zelle® for financial institutions of all sizes, including Syracuse Fire Department Employees FCU.

When: Friday, May 28, 2021
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET

Where: Syracuse Fire Department Employees FCU
211 Wilkinson Street
Syracuse, NY 13204

Contact: Tonia McDonald, Marketing Director

Syracuse Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union

tonia@syrfirecu.com

315-471-4621

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