(Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB – October 16, 2017) – Collabria announced today that Alterna Savings and Credit Union Limited (Alterna) successfully launched a Collabria credit card program.

This new partnership will bring a suite of Visa^® products to Alterna’s 143,000 members across Ontario and will provide them with a unique and innovative credit card program.

“Our new family of Visa^® products will provide greater flexibility and rewards to Alterna’s personal and business members,” explains Rob Paterson, Alterna President & CEO. “We are thrilled to be working with Collabria, who shares our spirit of collaboration and who has successfully provided us a great new line of credit cards. What’s really exciting is that members can now choose from a wide variety of options that are a perfect match for their unique needs.”  

Collabria CEO John Dundas said, “Collabria is very excited to partner with Alterna to deliver competitive and attractive credit card products to their members and we look forward to their success. Alterna’s vision and innovative approach contributed to the development of a unique credit card program that will help provide superior payment experiences for their members.”

About Alterna

For more than 100 years, Alterna Savings and Credit Union Limited has been charting new directions to help Ontarians achieve their financial dreams and build strong, vibrant communities. The first full-service, member-owned co-operative financial institution outside Quebec, Alterna Savings shares our expertise with more than 143,000 members. Holding over $5.2 billion in assets under administration, we offer a full suite of financial services online, by phone, by mobile and through a network of 34 branches across Ontario, including our federated partners Peterborough Community Savings, and Nexus Community Savings, both divisions of Alterna Savings and Credit Union Ltd. Alterna Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alterna Savings. Alterna Bank offers innovative, online financial services to all Canadians. Alterna Savings members also have access to the 2nd largest surcharge free ATM network in Canada with THE EXCHANGE® Network. For more information please visit www.alterna.ca.

About Collabria

Collabria is a unique payment solutions provider created to deliver customized, end-to-end credit card products and services. At its core, what sets Collabria apart is its foundation in partnership, collaboration and responsiveness. With Collabria, you’ll never have to settle for “one size fits all” programs. Instead, Collabria professionals work with you to design solutions built around the exact needs of your financial institution and your customers. For more information, visit collabriafinancial.ca.

Contacts

Alison Boughey
Communications Manager
Alterna Savings
T 613.560.0150 ext. 6988
E alison.boughey@alterna.ca

John Dundas
CEO
Collabria
T 403.283.1414
E john.dundas@collabriafinancial.ca