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Avista Corp. CU Chooses ESP
When Avista Corp. Credit Union sought a new core processor they ended up finding the perfect fit in their own backyard.
ESP Bill Pay Now Real-Time
Spokane Valley, WA – 5/28/2020 – Enhanced Software Products, Inc. (ESP) is pleased to announce its first deployment of real-time bill pay to its clients. Governmental Employees Credit Union (G.E.C.U.) of La Crosse, WI chose ESP's Bill Pay with the added functionality...
Coronavirus Contingencies
With the outbreak ofCOVID-19 in the headlines, we wanted to inform you that we have a plan in placeto affect a continuation of service if the virus were to land in the Spokanecommunity. We have invested heavily in online technologies that will enableroughly 90% of our...
New Client in Oregon!
We are excited to welcome IBEW/SJ Cascade FCU (Salem, OR) to ESP, Inc. this fall. Deploying all of our solutions and opening up partnerships for the credit unions' success. "An opportunity to show a new credit union what ESP and FORZA can do for them and their members...
ESP Partners with Tyfone
Spokane Valley, WA – 08/19/2019 - Enhanced Software Products, Inc. (ESP) partners with Tyfone Inc. to provide another option for home and mobile banking to clients. Tyfone was the brainchild of its three founders: CEO, Dr. Siva G. Narenda; COO, Prabhakar Tadepalli;...
GWUCUI Signs with ESP
Spokane Valley, WA – 07/30/2019 – George Washington University Credit Union Initiative (GWUCUI), Washington, DC, selects Enhanced Software Products as their core processing vendor. Sahil Pankhaniya, Founder and CEO of GWUCUI, contemplated starting a credit...
CU CEO Taught Herself Coding
Spokane Valley, WA - 6/07/2019 - Jami Olcott, President and CEO of Marathon County Employees Credit Union (MCECU), had to teach herself how to code out of necessity - but not because of ESP. MCECU is located in Wausau, WI and serves 2,600 members. Membership is...
Many Happy Returns Concludes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Valley, WA – 02/06/2019 – ESP's program for End-Of-Year tax documentation has concluded for the year. All in all, it was our most successful year ever. Over the course of about three weeks, ESP Printing Services produced...
Success: Audio Banking Migration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Valley, WA – 02/04/2019 – ESP, Inc. has now successfully ported all of the Tropo-based audio banking clients to the new Twilio-based solution. When CISCO announced at the end of 2018 that they were sunsetting the Tropo product line,...
Szabo New Conversion Coordinator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Valley, WA – 02/04/2019 – ESP taps Lexi Szabo as new Conversion Coordinator. She started as a receptionist in the Summer of 2015. After being promoted to Client Services Representative, her ethic of high-level customer service...
Nordstrom FCU Chooses ESP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nordstrom FCU Chooses ESP Spokane Valley, WA – 11/26/2018 - Nordstrom Federal Credit Union (FCU) located in Seattle, WA has chosen Enhanced Software Products, Inc. to be their core processing service provider.Nordstrom FCU is member-owned and...
Third-Gen Service Bureau Goes Live
We have raised the bar on Business Continuity for Credit Unions ESP has gone through two infrastructure iterations: starting with a service bureau model based on IBM mainframes, then we created a new FORZA3™ platform designed on standard Microsoft software, such as...
ESP to Deploy Redgate Software
Spokane Valley, WA – 03/28/2018 - Enhanced Software Products, Inc. (ESP) will deploy Redgate database management software to increase development efficiency.Red Gate Software Ltd touts itself as "the leading provider of software for professionals working on the...
ADA Compliance Unicorn
Do you feel like you need an ADA Compliant site? I have received a lot of calls lately on making public websites ADA Compliant. I am sure that number will shoot up after this email I received this morning - ADA Lawsuits Against CUs Spike in December. No matter how...
Three CUs Renew With ESP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Three CUs Renew With ESP Spokane Valley, WA – 07/24/2017 - ESP is proud to announce that three credit unions have agreed to renew their core processing contracts already this year. Rockford Bell Credit Union, Toledo Postal Employees Credit...
How to detect a phishing attack
Forward - Phishing attack against American Lake CU We have recently become aware of a phishing attack against members of American Lake CU. This attack is a variant of one which has existed since 2008, and has also targeted Chase and Bank of America customers. It is...
ESP Expands Sig Pad Solutions
ESP is currently developing drivers to integrate new signature pads into the FORZA3™ core processing platform. Our clients have requested that we build this functionality to give them more flexibility in their options.Recent technology advancements in signature pad...
ESP Receives Externship Recognition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ESP Receives Externship Recognition Spokane Valley, WA – 06/14/2017 – ESP, Inc. was recently presented with a plaque of recognition for participating in Spokane Public Schools CTE Teacher Externship.In the Summer of 2016, ESP acted as a host for...
Email and Sign Documents: who should you use?
We receive a lot of calls where we discuss with credit unions the ins and outs of electronically sending documents to its members to sign. At ESP, we like DocuSign® - so much, in fact, that we use it here in our office.We know there are several options in vendors out...
ESP Joins Connections Training
ESP had the pleasure to participate in Connections Credit Union's Annual All-Staff Training. Approximately 60 staff members attended the training in Twin Falls, ID.ESP Client Services staffers Christy Harmon and Lexi Szabo presented training in breakout sessions on...
ESP Promotes Computer Science
ESP had the privilege to participate in the Cheney Public School Career Rodeo in Cheney, WA. The purpose of the Rodeo was to encourage K-12 students to explore careers and to raise awareness about the importance of college and career opportunities. Students toured...