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Best New Financial Apps 2016, The List

Bank Innovation

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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Millennial Entrepreneurs’ Optimism Is Booming — Here’s Their Top Concern

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As millennials continue to grow their presence in the small business (SMB) community, the dynamics of SMB finance are also changing. According to some experts , millennial small business owners no longer accept mediocre or sub-par services from their financial providers.

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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. And hackers have managed to hit about 1,200 InterContinental Hotel locations in the U.S. — and yes, this looks like card data breach. Ready to jump in? BJ’s on the Block (and Amazon Is Scoping the Territory).

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Interesting Answers Edition: Wells Fargo, EMV And Millennial Card Usage

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Will anything ever excite millennials about credit cards? Wells Fargo — faced with $185 million in fines from the CFPB and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency over the public revelation of the fraudulent creation of over 2 million accounts — has arguably won the award for worst day at a bank in 2016. Elizabeth Warren.

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

CB Insights

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. Download the free report to find out how fintech is shaping the future of wealth management and investing. get the REPORT on next generation investors.

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Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain

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It chiefly attracts millennials interested in trading stocks and cryptocurrency. In the United States, by 2016, it grew to 1 million subscribers and 6 million by October 2018. Late last year , Robinhood began offering a cash management service. “As they grow and that comes to an end, they will just become another brokerage.”.

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Robinhood Rolls Out Interest-Earning Bank Account

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Online brokerage startup Robinhood has introduced a cash management service that will give customers 1.8 Silicon Valley’s Robinhood is known for making free stock trading accessible, and has spent the last year figuring out the best way to offer cash management services. No FinTech startup has been successful at getting a bank charter.

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