AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstMerit
Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) announced today that its wholly owned
subsidiary FirstMerit Bank, N.A. is partnering with Paychex and its
wholly owned subsidiary SurePayroll to provide a wide variety of
payroll solutions to the bank's business and commercial customers.
In addition to full-service payroll administration, customers can
take advantage of time and labor management, HR administration, and
insurance services (i.e., workers' compensation).
"With this partnership, FirstMerit branch managers and Business
bankers will be able to offer customers an additional solution to
help them run and grow their business," said Michael Cheravitch,
Core Business Banking Director. "FirstMerit Bank has entered into
this agreement with Paychex as both companies' core values focus on
providing personal local delivery of financial-related
services."
FirstMerit Core Business Bankers will engage in joint calling
efforts with Paychex representatives to provide holistic solutions
to customers and prospects. In addition to the payroll services,
this partnership also provides depository and lending solutions to
help businesses operate and grow their business.
"By leveraging the breadth of services available from Paychex
and SurePayroll, we're confident that we can provide a wide variety
of business solutions ranging from simplified payroll to complex
human resource solutions," said Mark
Bottini, Paychex Senior Vice President of Sales. "This
partnership represents an important relationship for our company,
as the size and footprint of FirstMerit presents the opportunity
for us to grow our business significantly in the banking
space."
About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated
human capital management solutions for payroll, HR, retirement, and
insurance services. By combining its innovative
software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with
dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers small- and
medium-sized business owners to focus on the growth and management
of their business. Backed by more than 40 years of industry
expertise, Paychex serves approximately 590,000 payroll clients
across 100 locations and pays one out of every 15 American private
sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting
www.paychex.com, and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services
company headquartered in Akron,
Ohio, with assets of approximately $25.3 billion as of June
30, 2015, and 367 banking offices and 399 ATM locations in
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. FirstMerit provides a complete
range of banking and other financial services to consumers and
businesses through its core operations. Principal affiliates
include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A. and FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation.
For more information, visit us at firstmerit.com.
FirstMerit
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Media Contact: Tracy
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