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A+ Federal Credit Union has partnered with Austin Community College's Student Life office on the "Riverbat Savings Challenge," a nod to the school's mascot.

Farmers Insurance Group FCU is inviting members to go online and claim more than $1 million in annual loyalty rewards, and in the process is cross selling to deepen relationships.

After 20 years at the helm of MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, CEO D. Kevin Jones is within spitting distance of achieving one of the goals he set for himself even before he arrived at the credit union back in 1992.

Mergers have been a key component of MIDFLORIDA CU's growth strategy over the last 20 years, having absorbed more than 10 credit unions in that time.

PayPal was an early supporter of Bump, whose technology could simulate an NFC payment by moving money when users' phones sensed they were being tapped together. But PayPal dropped Bump from its mobile app this year. Where does this leave Bump?

Prosper Marketplace, the online peer-to-peer loan facilitator, announced Oct. 3 that it hired Josh Tonderys, a former executive at Barclaycard US, to be its chief risk officer.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA reported this morning it approved a request from Logix FCU, the former Lockheed Employees FCU, to serve 325,000 members of the California Teachers Association, putting the $3.3 billion credit union in new competition with numerous educational credit unions.

Square, in an effort to boost the appeal of its Register app for merchants, is offering a new perk: marketing space on its own website.

Payleven has elbowed its way into the crowded mobile card-reader device playing field by offering a chip-and-PIN reader that will first debut in Europe near the end of October.

The key to the success of Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), the payments initiative formed by major retailers, may be merchants' motivation to stay in control of their customer relationships.