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Capital One Joins Effort to Educate Seniors About Online Banking

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Banks only care about millennials, right? Yesterday Capital One, a leader in digital banking, joined OATS (Older Adults Technology Services) in launching‘“Ready, Set, Bank: Online Banking Made Easy,’” an educational tool designed to increase online banking usage among older adults, enabling them Read More.

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Wealthfront Raises $75M for its Millennial-Facing Investment Platform

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Automated investing platform Wealthfront has just closed a $75 million round of funding, which will be used to build out its millennial-focused platform, the company announced yesterday.

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Online Wholesaler Boxed Looks For Buyers

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online wholesale retailer sometimes called “Costco for millennials,” is seeking a buyer, Reuters reported. Boxed, formed in 2013, has raised $240 million from investors, including American Express and GGV Capital. Boxed , the U.S. Boxed, based in New York, offers sales of fresh groceries, office supplies and more.

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PayPal Invests In Extend As Merchants Seek New Ways To Boost Online Conversion

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Even online merchants who offer customers extended warranties at the time of sale traditionally see about a 4 percent or 5 percent conversion rate. Meritech Capital led the funding round, with participation from existing investors Great Point Ventures and Shah Capital Partners.

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Digital Payments, Online Ordering And Memberships Top This Week’s News

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We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. Millennials Drive More to Faster Payments . Millennials and Gen Z are among the groups that are most likely to have received instant payments. From Online Ordering to Cupcake ATMs: How Sprinkles Prepared for the Pandemic.

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

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A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. The four-year-old online startup has also reportedly advanced negotiations with supermarket retailer Kroger, which is struggling to compete with Amazon now that it owns Whole Foods Market.

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Banks should know these 5 Traits of Millennial business owners

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Everywhere you look, it seems, there are articles about Millennials: Millennial workers, Millennial customers, Millennial homeowners, Millennial voters. And banks and credit unions looking to grow business loan portfolios , especially, can benefit from insights into Millennial entrepreneurs.