About Us

A Unified Platform. A Proven Partner.

DivDat Powered by Meridian delivers end‑to‑end payment and digital engagement solutions for utilities, municipalities, healthcare, and other complex service organizations. We go beyond payment processing to provide full‑lifecycle delivery—implementation, system integration, customer support, and ongoing operations—through a single, unified platform.

Our approach connects every payment channel, system, and data flow into one ecosystem, creating consistency across customer experiences and internal workflows. The result is faster posting, clearer reporting, fewer exceptions, and greater operational confidence. With deep experience supporting high‑volume, highly regulated environments, we help organizations modernize payment experiences while maintaining the reliability their operations depend on.

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Our Leaders

Our leadership team brings deep experience across payments, integrations, operations, and customer support—focused on delivering reliable solutions where trust matters most.

Jason Bierkle

Jason Bierkle

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jason provides strategic leadership focused on long‑term growth, operational excellence, and customer trust. He guides the organization with a clear focus on delivering reliable, scalable solutions for mission‑critical payment environments.

Jason Deaton

Jason Deaton

Chief Product Officer

Jason oversees execution across the organization, ensuring solutions are delivered with consistency, reliability, and measurable impact. His focus is on aligning strategy, technology, and operations to support customers at scale.

Jason Plock

Jason Plock

Chief Financial Officer

Jason leads financial strategy and governance, ensuring sustainable growth and transparency. His work supports long‑term platform investment while maintaining the financial discipline customers depend on.

Brian Unger

Brian Unger

Chief Technology & Information Security Officer

Brian drives platform architecture, security, and innovation, ensuring the technology behind DivDat Powered by Meridian remains resilient, scalable, and future‑ready in regulated environments.

Dustin Theilacker

Dustin Theilacker

Chief Delivery Officer

Dustin leads solution delivery and implementation, bringing deep expertise in enterprise integrations and complex system environments. He ensures deployments are predictable, supported, and built for long‑term success.

Matt Pritzel

Matt Pritzel

Chief Revenue Officer

Matt leads go‑to‑market strategy and partnerships, helping organizations modernize payment operations through a unified platform approach. His focus is on aligning customer needs with long‑term operational value.

Our History

DivDat Powered by Meridian was built to simplify how organizations manage complex challenges through highly configurable technology solutions focused on full lifecycle management from customer engagement to collection processes. From the beginning, the focus has been on reliability, accessibility, and operational clarity—helping essential service providers move beyond fragmented tools and manual processes.

Scalability and growth drive the organization to support our clients with trusted solutions for their needs. We began with secure payment transaction services and have expanded our solution portfolio into full revenue cycle management via implementation, enterprise system integration, customer support, reporting, and operational excellence. This evolution reflects a deep understanding of the environments we serve—high‑volume, highly regulated, and mission‑critical.

Today, DivDat Powered by Meridian operates as a single, unified platform trusted by utilities, municipalities, and complex service organizations. Our history is defined not by individual milestones, but by continuous refinement—delivering scalable solutions, predictable outcomes, and long‑term partnerships built on trust. 

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