J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly wants to open almost 100 branches in low-income communities. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Oct. 2), this effort will include inner cities and rural towns where banks have for years been shuttering brick-and-mortar locations. The new branches will...
Financial education-focused FinTech Greenlight has launched a collaboration with Google. The partnership, announced Wednesday (Aug. 7), connects Greenlight’s debit card to Google’s Fitbit Ace LTE, a smartwatch designed for kids, letting them learn to “spend wisely” and tap to pay with their watches. “At Greenlight,...
British digital bank Monzo is launching a free account for children under 16. The bank on Wednesday announced the waitlist for Monzo for Under 16s, designed to offer money management tools to kids between the ages of 6 and 15. “The account gives children the...
A new report says teens in more prosperous countries are lacking in financial literacy. While more than two-thirds of students routinely use financial products and services, levels of financial literacy are too low to make sure they can avoid financial risks, the Organization for Economic...
October 14, 2024
Social media algorithms have emerged as influential players in the realm of advice, effectively acting as pseudo-advisers for generations eager for financial literacy. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The New Challenges Facing Finance: Algorithms, Finfluencers and the Quest for Reliability,” a collaboration with NCR Voyix, illustrates how digital transformation presents opportunities and challenges for both consumers […]
June 18, 2024
Health is wealth — but all too often, wealth can have an outsize impact on health. Financial stability directly influences an individual’s ability to access healthcare, particularly preventative services. And...
March 19, 2024
Social media is very much under the microscope lately due to the controversy surrounding a potential TikTok ban and various cases regarding its regulation in front of the Supreme Court. And with that...
June 09, 2023
Young consumers are feeling the pinch. According to recent PYMNTS data, 73% of millennials live paycheck to paycheck — the highest rate among all generations, with Generation Z close behind...
October 02, 2024
J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly wants to open almost 100 branches in low-income communities. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Oct. 2), this effort will include inner cities and rural towns where banks have for years been shuttering brick-and-mortar locations. The new branches will feature the basics of banking — tellers, ATMs, etc. — […]
August 07, 2024
Financial education-focused FinTech Greenlight has launched a collaboration with Google. The partnership, announced Wednesday (Aug. 7), connects Greenlight’s debit card to Google’s Fitbit Ace LTE, a smartwatch designed for kids,...
July 17, 2024
British digital bank Monzo is launching a free account for children under 16. The bank on Wednesday announced the waitlist for Monzo for Under 16s, designed to offer money management...
June 27, 2024
A new report says teens in more prosperous countries are lacking in financial literacy. While more than two-thirds of students routinely use financial products and services, levels of financial literacy...
