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Digital banking continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, requiring credit unions to move faster, innovate confidently and deliver increasingly seamless experiences for consumers and businesses. That's why we're proud to announce that Candescent recently achieved Corelation Keystone KeyBridge Certification for our online and mobile banking platform. This milestone follows a comprehensive technical evaluation and platform validation process, conducted in partnership with Corelation, a dedicated core processor for credit unions, that reinforces our commitment to helping them modernize with confidence.

Why this matters — the Corelation Keystone KeyBridge core handles:

7.91 million requests per day, delivering core
processing at scale
7.91 mil
219 transactions per second at peak times,
delivering high-throughput core processing
219

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A milestone built on technical excellence

Achieving Corelation Certification required an intensive review of Candescent's integrations with the Corelation Keystone banking core platform. The certification process included rigorous platform validation, testing/evaluation across performance, security, reliability and extensibility criteria. The result is independent validation that Candescent's platform meets Corelation's highest technical standards.

Throughout the certification process, our teams worked closely with Corelation to:

  • Validate integrations built on Corelation's latest APIs and frameworks
  • Confirm real-time connectivity and transaction integrity and data synchronization
  • Complete end-to-end functional scenarios, as well as edge-case testing
  • Demonstrate production readiness through live client implementations already in market
"Corelation is committed to empowering financial institutions with modern, flexible technology that supports long-term growth and innovation. Candescent's successful KeyBridge certification demonstrates their strong commitment to technical excellence and positions our mutual clients to take advantage of both current and future Keystone capabilities."
— Rob Landis, President & CEO, Corelation

What this means for our clients

While certifications are important, the real value comes from what they enable.

Today, Candescent supports a broad range of Corelation-powered digital banking experiences, including account access and login, account management, transactions, transfers, alerts, card controls, profile management and real-time connectivity.

For Corelation clients, this achievement translates into:

  • Stronger platform stability and resiliency through native, certified integrations
  • Reduced integration risk and complexity for current and future initiatives
  • Greater flexibility and extensibility to support modern digital experiences
  • A robust foundation to enable new Corelation capabilities as they are introduced
  • Confidence that their digital banking foundation is built to evolve as market expectations and technology continue to advance

These capabilities are already helping credit unions deliver intuitive, secure digital experiences while leveraging the full value of their Corelation investment.

Building for the future together

Certification is not the finish line, but rather, an important step next in our broader platform journey of continuous innovation.

As Corelation continues to enhance the Keystone platform, Candescent remains committed to expanding certified capabilities and accelerating adoption of new functionality throughout 2026.  Planned enhancements include expanded account relationship visibility, richer loan experiences, eStatement support and escrow payment capabilities that further enhance the digital banking experience.

Looking ahead, Candescent and Corelation will continue investing in future capabilities such as expanded real-time alerts and native scheduled and recurring transfers, helping credit unions deliver increasingly connected, intelligent experiences across every customer and member interaction.

"This certification is an important milestone, but it is also just the beginning. We know our clients are looking for an even stronger, more complete integration between Candescent and Corelation, and this achievement gives us the foundation to keep building. Together with Corelation, we are committed to expanding capabilities and delivering the connected, future-ready core banking experiences that our shared clients need to move forward with confidence."
— Gareth Gaston, Chief Product Officer, Candescent

Delivering confidence through connected innovation

At Candescent, we believe the future of banking depends on strong connections between intelligent experiences, banking core systems, and emerging technologies. This Corelation KeyBridge Certification reinforces our commitment to delivering the secure, scalable, and future-ready platform that credit unions need to compete and grow in a rapidly changing market.

Together with Corelation, we're helping credit unions build a stronger foundation for what's next.

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Anubhav Saran
Director, Product Management – Connectivity Platform, Candescent
With 20+ years of deep expertise in banking core integrations, digital transformation, and financial technology, Anubhav Saran leads product strategy and innovation for Candescent’s banking core connectivity, capabilities, and platform integrations. In short, he helps financial institutions accelerate their modernization while delivering seamless digital experiences for consumers and businesses. Anubhav is passionate about helping banks and credit unions navigate evolving customer and member expectations while building secure, extensible, and future-ready digital banking ecosystems.
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