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IRVINE, CA — May 29, 2026 — LendAPI, a leading provider of digital product orchestration and credit decisioning platforms, today announced the appointment of financial services and FinTech veteran Brian Kerssies as Vice President of Credit Union Alliance and Ecosystem Success. In this strategic role, Kerssies will lead initiatives to expand LendAPI’s credit union integrations, cultivate key ecosystem alliances, and help Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs) optimize digital infrastructure and member acquisition frameworks.
Driving Strategic Growth and Ecosystem Innovation for Credit Unions
Kerssies brings more than 25 years of extensive industry experience across credit risk management, product strategy, portfolio analytics, and automated decision-tree architectures. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Credit Risk & Compliance and Vice President of Credit at rai partners, a credit card agent issuer that partners with credit unions and banks. At rai partners, Kerssies was instrumental in leading the transformation of startup lending operations from concept to production, architecting automated underwriting systems, and deploying greenfield Loan Origination Systems (LOS) and Loan Management Systems (LMS) that managed thousands of monthly originations and scaled cardholder operations.
Prior to his tenure at rai partners, Kerssies established a strong track record in bank and credit union technology, managing product strategy and backlog prioritization for Consumer Bill Pay, Business Bill Pay, and Full-Service Credit Card solutions at Jack Henry supporting more than 3,000 institutions. His foundational experience also includes serving as Senior Product Manager for Credit Services at Worldpay (Vantiv) and Vice President of Risk at Town North Bank, where he specialized in portfolio acquisitions, credit policy documentation, and rigorous regulatory compliance frameworks.
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Brian to the LendAPI leadership team. His unparalleled background supporting financial institutions, combined with his extensive credit union, CUSO, and banking technology experience, makes him the perfect leader for this critical initiative. At LendAPI, our primary focus is helping credit unions design and launch unique, personalized digital experiences that allow them to grow their loan portfolios dynamically and sustainably while driving meaningful membership growth. Brian understands the specific compliance, underwriting, and operational needs of these institutions and will be an invaluable asset to our alliance partners."
— Timothy Li, Founder and CEO of LendAPI
LendAPI’s flexible, data-driven platform allows credit unions and CUSOs to customize credit policies, deploy credit decisioning tools seamlessly, and establish robust loan origination architectures without heavy engineering overhead. Kerssies’ deep proficiency in building compliant loan documentation, managing complex multi-vendor integrations, and interpreting risk analytical models aligns with LendAPI’s ongoing commitment to democratizing advanced automated lending software.
"Having worked closely with LendAPI’s system as a client since day one, I have witnessed firsthand the unmatched agility, power, and efficiency that this platform brings to financial institutions. LendAPI completely changes how lenders look at loan origination and risk management. I am absolutely thrilled to join the team on the other side, to bring this revolutionary technology to a broader credit union ecosystem, and to grow together alongside our institutional partners as we help them create next-generation member experiences."
— Brian Kerssies, Newly Appointed VP of Credit Union Alliance and Ecosystem Success
Kerssies holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Economics from the UCF College of Business at the University of Central Florida and is a Pragmatic Certified Product Manager (PMC Level IV).
About LendAPI
LendAPI is an industry-leading, cloud-native digital product orchestration and credit decisioning platform designed to streamline consumer and commercial lending operations. Built by a team of veteran risk management professionals and FinTech innovators, LendAPI offers an all-in-one suite featuring customizable Loan Origination Systems (LOS), product configurators, data orchestration layers, and white-label customer portals. The platform empowers credit unions, banks, and FinTechs to securely deploy and manage highly tailored, compliant credit rules and digital onboarding journeys that accelerate portfolio growth and enrich the customer experience.
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