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Uber is starting a pilot program on Thursday in San Francisco for its service, called Instant Pay. Drivers in the program sign up for a bank account with Green Dot Corp.'s GoBank, which usually costs $8.95 a month but is free if drivers make a deposit at least once every six months.

Wings Financial Credit Union has scored a deal with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to take over the airport's U.S. Bank branch.

Thames Card Technology Ltd. is providing the plastic payment card production for startup "challenger bank" Mondo in the U.K. to test a debit card paired with a mobile banking app.

The real-time, person-to-person payments service launched last week by U.S. Bank and Bank of America with clearXchange will service as a litmus test for whether, and how much, consumers are willing to pay for quick money transfers.

Republicans currently hold a 54 — 46 advantage over Democrats in the Senate, making the GOP grip on the Senate precarious at best. With the election a little less than eight months away, Republicans also have more vulnerable seats up for reelection, leaving many analysts speculating the Democrats will retake the chamber. Here are the races credit unions need to watch.

NCUA has sliced and diced the 2015 results to show in which states credit unions are thriving…and not.

Trico Community Federal Credit Union in Helena, Mt., plans to change its name and charter.

Bluetooth beacons — small nightlight-sized devices that can communicate with a mobile app as shoppers move throughout a store — may have the same potential for bank branches as they do for mega-retailers like Target Corp.

Growth and geographic expansion have led Western Federal Credit Union to the decision to rebrand.

Educational Credit Union and Quest Credit Union on Wednesday said they combine in a "merger of equals" under the new name Azura Credit Union.