Millennials

Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with 1981 to 1996 a widely accepted definition.

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Contactless Sizzles, Consumer Debt Fizzles And Sears And Amazon Spark A Sizzle-Laden Partnership
Contactless Sizzles, Consumer Debt Fizzles And Sears And Amazon Spark A Sizzle-Laden Partnership
July 21, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Contactless payments look strong — if you live in the U.K. — and going cashless is increasingly king in China. Meanwhile, consumer debt may have seen another canary drop in...

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Affirm Challenges Retailers, FIs To Practice ’Honest Finance‘
Affirm Challenges Retailers, FIs To Practice ’Honest Finance‘
July 21, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

“Finance is pretty broken.” So started Affirm’s Co-Founder and CEO Max Levchin’s remarks at his firm’s first-ever AFFIRMation conference for its retail partners in San...

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For Millennials, It’s Hip To Have A Traditional Bank
For Millennials, It’s Hip To Have A Traditional Bank
July 18, 2017  |  Banking

Think the younger, tech-savvy Millennial is all about online banking?  Think again, as data from SurveyMonkey shows that in addition to banking bits and bytes...

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In Land Of Free Banking Apps, Red Ink And Investor Support Only Go So Far
In Land Of Free Banking Apps, Red Ink And Investor Support Only Go So Far
July 14, 2017  |  Banking

Upstarts are trying to eat traditional banks’ lunch, especially in Europe. But the field is a crowded one, awash in red ink. Will the capital pie...

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The Buyers: Senior Citizens, The Forgotten Consumer?
The Buyers: Senior Citizens, The Forgotten Consumer?
July 14, 2017  |  Retail

Shaping the future of retail is not a concept that shoots to the top of the list when the industry thinks of senior citizens. When...

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Zently Raises $1.6M, Launches Expense-Sharing Feature
Zently Raises $1.6M, Launches Expense-Sharing Feature
July 13, 2017  |  Investments

Zently, a tech startup with a mobile app for renters that helps them pay on time and flags issues for the landlord, has recently raised...

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Gig Economy Powers Growing Demand For Experiences
Gig Economy Powers Growing Demand For Experiences
July 13, 2017  |  Gig Economy

Take this job and... gig it? The gig economy is taking off and an emerging workforce that covets flexibility isn’t looking back. According to the...

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The Buyers: Generation Z’s Shopping Preferences
The Buyers: Generation Z’s Shopping Preferences
July 07, 2017  |  Retail

Generation Z are the next up-and-coming group of shoppers who retailers are turning to for the future of retail. Yes, those born between 1994 and...

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Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
June 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Security in payments — it’s what consumers and retailers alike need to have successful interactions. With connected devices within arm’s reach of most consumers, secure...

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