MeridianLink Celebrates 2026 Arc Award and Customer Choice Award Winners

Industry-leading community financial institutions and MeridianLink Marketplace partners recognized for innovation, impact, and excellence in collaboration with MeridianLink solutions

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeridianLink^®, Inc., a leading provider of digital lending and data-driven decisioning solutions, today announced the recipients of its 2026 Arc Awards and Customer Choice Awards during MeridianLink LIVE, the Company’s annual event that brings together community financial institutions, innovators, and industry thought leaders, held in San Diego, California.

This year's Arc Awards celebrate MeridianLink customers who have harnessed the Company’s solutions to solve complex business challenges, fuel meaningful growth, and make a lasting impact in their communities. Winners were selected from a competitive pool and were chosen for their innovative use cases and commitment to consumer impact.

Now in its second year, the Customer Choice Awards spotlight top-performing MeridianLink^® Marketplace partners that have delivered measurable success through seamless integrations with the MeridianLink^® One platform. Finalists were selected by a MeridianLink panel and then voted on by customers across the Company’s nationwide network, reflecting the direct voice of the user community.

The recipients of the 2026 MeridianLink Arc Awards are:

• Associated Credit Union
• Bangor Savings Bank (two-time winner)
• Chevron Federal Credit Union
• Education Federal Credit Union
• IQ Credit Union
• Mirastar Federal Credit Union
• Natco Credit Union
• Newfi Lending
• Publix Employees Federal Credit Union
• Salal Credit Union
• Sun Community Federal Credit Union

The recipients of the 2026 MeridianLink Customer Choice Awards are:

• KensieMae
• Trustage
• ZestAI (two-time winner)

“The Arc and Customer Choice Awards celebrate the innovation and collaboration at the heart of our ecosystem,” said Larry Katz, President and CEO of MeridianLink. “This year’s winners exemplify what it means to grow, scale, and serve in a rapidly evolving financial landscape. They are elevating the consumer experience with more seamless, personalized journeys, empowering the workforce experience with smarter tools that reduce friction and unlock productivity, and harnessing AI to drive faster, more intelligent decisioning. Together, they demonstrate what’s possible when technology and purpose align—helping community financial institutions deepen relationships, expand impact, and ultimately humanize lending. We’re proud to recognize these organizations for leading the way forward.”

Now in its fourth year, the Arc Awards continue to spotlight institutions redefining how technology can enhance financial experiences and make lending and account opening more human. The Customer Choice Awards honors Marketplace partners that help elevate performance across key areas like mortgage, fraud prevention, loan origination, account opening, and deposit growth.

For more information about MeridianLink and its products, visit www.meridianlink.com.

About MeridianLink

MeridianLink’s leading digital lending platform and suite of solutions help retail banks, credit unions, IMBs, and consumer reporting agencies grow, scale, and serve. Powered by smarter automation, built-in compliance, trusted AI and data, and the industry’s most robust partner network, we connect consumers to a modern technology ecosystem. Our solutions across account opening, loan origination and optimization, digital mortgages, collections, and reporting accelerate processes, deliver personalized experiences, and foster lasting relationships. Together, we’re making lending human.