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For Millennials, Traditional Banking Is Not Anathema

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Turns out millennials are not the different-kind-of-banking-breed some had thought. It also turns out the much-vaunted social media generation is less inclined to use social media than you’d think. Though the exchange of cash via social media has yet to gain traction, it is not the case with other methods.

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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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PYMNTS’ 2017 New Year’s Resolutions

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As PYMNTS puts away our party noisemakers until next year and throws out our novelty New Year eyeglasses, never to be worn again, we realize that the time is nigh — resolution season 2017 has begun! Here are our 2017 resolution recommendations for our favorite key players this time around. Until mid-February, at least. Oh, chatbots.

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HSBC Expands PayMe To Businesses With Beta Test

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In the early part of 2017, HSBC announced the new payment app, geared toward millennials in Hong Kong who also wanted social media built in. According to a report in Fintech Futures , HSBC started the beta test with 15 retailers in Hong Kong. They can now accept payments from customers that use HSBC’s eWallet.

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American Express Survey: As Diners Change, So Do Restaurants

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A recent survey by American Express shows that, unsurprisingly, millennials have the biggest appetite for digital dining experiences, from ordering take-out through a mobile app to ordering and paying through a kiosk at their table to tweeting what they’re eating. Here are the results, in brief.

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Wine.com Uncorks A Vintage Year

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By all accounts, including industry bible Wine Enthusiast, the wine of the year for 2019 was the Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha 2017. Millennial purchases grew 36 percent in 2019, which Bergsund sees as the key to what he calls the next generation of wine drinkers. Millennials are leading a premium trend for wine.

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Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly

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But setting up shop on the edge of the festival and hawking blatantly branded products is a little too gauche for Coachella attendees who want to preserve the festival’s sanctity (whether it ever existed or not), which leads more than a few companies to turn to social media and the tricks of contextual commerce.