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Millennials Spend Less While On Business Trips

PYMNTS

Millennials get a bad rap for everything from being unable to commit to a job to jeopardizing the cereal market. But, here’s a bit of good news coming out of travel and expense management company Concur: Businesses that have millennials in their workforces may actually save money — at least when it comes to business travel.

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Why Millennials Want To Crowdfund Their Mortgage Down Payments

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When one tries to Google the phrase “millennials and mortgages,” something curious happens. Two different – and in some cases, mutually exclusive sounding – accounts of millennials and their home-buying habits, or lack thereof, emerge. Millennials are shaping the market more than anyone realized.

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Banks should know these 5 Traits of Millennial business owners

Abrigo

Everywhere you look, it seems, there are articles about Millennials: Millennial workers, Millennial customers, Millennial homeowners, Millennial voters. No doubt the group, which this year surpassed baby boomers as the largest segment of the U.S. population, will be important for bankers to understand.

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Digital Banking, With Millennial, Mobile – And Governmental – Tailwinds

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As many as 72 percent of bridge millennials say mobile apps are important for accessing bank accounts. One of the first neobanks in the region, Nubank , traces its genesis back to 2013, having raised hundreds of millions of dollars to expand across several financing rounds. The age of personalized service is upon us.

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How to Attract Multiple Generations to Open New Accounts and Apply for Loans

Understanding these attitudes and using them to inform marketing messages enables community banks, regional banks and credit unions to better serve their customers. How are Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z defined? How are Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z defined? What makes the group different in how they receive information?

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

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How Payment Platforms Connect Merchants With Augmented Reality

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At the same time, Cellulant said her products appeal to millennials who spend a lot of time on social media. In fact, the brand’s target market is millennial women between the ages of 20 and 37 with disposable income who live in an urban area. In addition, the company said that her brand is well-known and capable of generating buzz.