TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2021 /CNW/ - Prodigy Ventures Inc.
(TSXV: PGV) ("Prodigy" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce the appointment of Bill
Maurin to the Board of Directors.
Bill Maurin served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Credit Union. Under his
leadership, Meridian grew its consolidated assets under management
from $10 billion to over $25 billion, expanded its digital banking
offering, and increased its branch footprint by almost 50 per
cent. Bill focused on developing and executing growth-oriented
strategies during his tenure with Meridian, delivering Meridian's
unique brand of co-operative banking with a strong emphasis on
providing quality service and innovative financial solutions while
strengthening the communities it serves.
Bill led Meridian's amalgamation with Desjardins Credit Union in 2011 and Meridian's
acquisition of Roynat Lease Finance in 2016. Bill also spearheaded
the creation and development of motusbank, a full service national
digital retail bank, launched in 2019. Bill also served as
President and CEO of motusbank. With more than 30 years of
experience in the financial services industry, Bill began his
career at KPMG Chartered Accountants and then progressed through a
variety of financial leadership roles at The CUMIS Group and served
as Chief Financial Officer of Meridian prior to assuming the Chief
Executive Officer role. Bill has served as a director in various
financial services and trade organizations and currently serves as
Trustee for Brock University and as a
director for FICANEX Services Limited.
"I look forward to working with the Prodigy Board and Management
team, building on the strong foundation of success that Prodigy has
achieved in technology innovation. Prodigy's recognition as
one of North America's fastest
growing technology companies is a testament to that success," said
Bill Maurin. "And the
acquisition of FICANEX Technology will further accelerate
innovation and open new markets for growth."
"We are very excited that Bill has joined Prodigy's Board," said
Tom Beckerman, Prodigy's CEO. "His
experience as an innovation leader in the Canadian credit union
space is a great match with Prodigy's growth strategy. Bill will be
instrumental in helping Prodigy accelerate the delivery of its
leading-edge platforms and services to financial institutions."
Mr. Maurin's appointment remains subject to the approval of the
TSX Venture Exchange.
About Prodigy Ventures Inc.
Prodigy
delivers Fintech innovation. The Company provides leading edge
platforms, including IDVerifact™ for digital identity, and tunl.™
for open banking and customer chat support, coupled with seamless
integration of our partners best-of breed Fintech platforms. Our
services business, Prodigy Labs™, integrates and customizes our
platforms for unique enterprise customer requirements, and provides
technology services for digital identity, open banking, payments
and digital transformation. Digital transformation services include
strategy, architecture, design, project management, agile
development, quality engineering and staff augmentation. Prodigy
has been recognized as one of Canada's fastest growing companies with
multiple awards.
For more information on Prodigy Ventures visit
https://prodigy.ventures
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SOURCE Prodigy Ventures Inc.