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Millennial credit card delinquencies rise: New York Fed

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Nearly 3% of millennials are newly delinquent as of the third quarter this year, slightly up from 2.5% in Q3 2019, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Amex bets on millennials, Gen Z for growth

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As it pursues younger consumers, the company is angling to ensure its high-fee cards offer enough value for millennials and Gen Zers.

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Encouraging millennials to use` digital revolving credit solutions

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Millennials have grown up with technology and generally avoid traditional credit cards in favor of digital payments. Tim Harris, CEO of FuturePay outlines how to interest this group in digital revolving credit solutions.

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Reaching Millennial Travelers With Payments Technology

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Hotels, airlines and homesharing platforms need strategies to satisfy the travel needs of four generations of jetsetters, who each have different booking and payment preferences. Some millennials, in one case, would abandon travel booking processes if their preferred payment method was not offered. All this, Today in Data.

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Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit

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It has been suggested that millennials are averse to having and using credit cards. Millennials are in fact as likely as other generations to have credit cards, with nearly nine out of 10 having at least one card, according to PYMNTS’ latest research. PYMNTS research shows 11.5

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Millennials Are Shunning Credit Cards

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Millennials may know something that their older counterparts haven’t figured out yet: Cash is better than credit cards. that own a credit card has dipped to the lowest point since 1989, when the Federal Reserve started collecting data on credit card ownership.

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Deep Dive: Keeping Up With Bridge Millennials’ Retail Impact

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Bridge millennials’ rise is changing the retail ecosystem ahead of the 2019 holiday season, but their impacts will continue to be felt in the year ahead. Bridge millennials are consumers aged 30 to 40 whose shopping and financial preferences straddle Gen X and millennial demographics.