St. Petersburg, Fla. (July 31, 2025) – Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, today announced it has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Women 2025. Velera is one of 700 companies included on the list, ranking in the top 40 of employers overall and second in the Banking and Financial Services industry. This marks the second consecutive year the company has been named to the list.

Presented annually by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, companies were selected based on data collected through online panels, encompassing responses from over 140,000 women working for companies and institutions in the U.S. with at least 1,000 employees over the past three years. Only responses from women were considered.

The analysis was based on three criteria: personal recommendations from current employees, public recommendations from previous employees and an index based on the percentage of women among top executives and board directors. These categories were evaluated and combined to create a final score, with companies with the highest scores making the list.

“Velera is extremely proud to be recognized as one of America’s Best Employers for Women for the second year in a row," said Velera President & CEO Chuck Fagan. "The recognition is proof of Velera’s continued commitment to fostering a welcoming workplace and culture made better by a diverse group of employees that includes an outstanding group of women."

Earlier this year, Velera was named to Forbes 2025 list of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking in the top 40 of employers overall and the top five in the Banking and Financial Services industry. This is in addition to Velera’s recognition on Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Gen Z 2025. Throughout 2024, Velera was recognized as one of Forbes’ Dream Employers and a winner of Glassdoor’s inaugural award for Best-Led U.S. Companies. Velera was also listed as a Top 25 solution provider in IDC’s 2024 FinTech Rankings, which features technology companies from around the globe that are focused on providing solutions to the financial services and fintech industries.

“Velera’s intentional investments in its people and culture have established a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive,” said Cheryl Middleton Jones, chief people officer, Velera. “This latest recognition from Forbes is a wonderful celebration of that accomplishment. We are grateful to be included among other leading organizations in this esteemed list and particularly proud that this distinction reflects the voices of women in the workforce.”

Forbes’ full list of America’s Best Employers for Women 2025 Ranking can be viewed at forbes.com/lists/best-employers-women/.

About Velera

Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider. With over four decades of industry experience and a commitment to service excellence and innovation, the company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help its clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Velera leverages its expertise and resources on behalf of credit unions and their members, offering an end-to-end product portfolio that includes payment processing, fraud and risk management, data and analytics, digital banking, instant payments, strategic consulting, collections, ATM and POS networks, shared branching and 24/7/365 member support via its contact centers. For more information, visit velera.com.