PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Payment processing was good to financial transaction provider WEX in 2019, as the company reported double-digit growth for the year in its earnings report today. While the company is known for its payment solutions aimed at fuel for fleet services, it also has grown its corporate card and U.S. healthcare business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Mao, whose company provides solutions for payments, prepaid cards and gift cards, said the only way for merchants to go is forward, because going back isn’t an option. Digital Gift Cards ’ Growth. For instance, people are simply directing more spend at gift cards this holiday season. Not All ‘Gift’ Cards Are Gifts .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

However, after almost 50 years, it began to fade in the 1980s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards. Yet, instead of offering the option to pay now and buy later, the credit cards reversed the order of operation and allowed customers to buy now and pay later over time. That’s not all. Big Brands.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

According to an exclusive consumer survey, 27 percent of shoppers expect to spend less money than they did in 2019. Among those who said they would increase spend, about a third of millennials and Gen Xers said they would increase spending. And when consumers do go online, gift cards are winning the season.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool. In another attempt to reach millennials, Kohl’s partnered with Popsugar to launch a clothing line last September. Kohl’s own curated lines will roll out in October with brands Adore Me and pop-up card designer Lovepop.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. However, they are also hesitant to pay for those new experiences with credit cards or other traditional financing options. How Bridge Millennials Are Driving More Demand For Flexible Payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Millennials and younger generations are digitally minded and want to interact with brands that can answer their personal requests through online and mobile channels.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That means that on the brink of 2019, it remains uncertain whether the next year will look more like the best of times or the worst of times when it comes to providing consumers and small businesses (SMBs) with access to financial services — both in and outside the traditional bank-backed channels. The Two Faces Of Consumer Credit.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But in hopes of hopping on the holiday bandwagon — and providing data-backed insight in the hottest payment trends for 2019 — allow us to offer this list of a dozen ways that consumers (and some businesses) are paying now, methods that promise to play big roles in 2019. 5: With Payment Cards. 10: With Contactless Cards.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Give a deep and welcoming hello to the newest form of window shopping — a consumer behavior that will help to shape retail in 2019 and beyond, and a trend that stands as an increasing part of shopping, one that promises to impact brick-and-mortar merchants as they decide how to innovate. percent innovating to improve business analytics.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

For a customer using a revolving credit tool, such as a credit card, the best outcome is to pay their balance in full each month, which has the benefit of buying now and paying later, with none of the attendant harms like paying an interest fee. However, that usually isn’t the best outcome for the card issuer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in 2019 than they were in 2018. We also guarantee that this prediction will hold, regardless of who one is talking about or the use case to which it pertains.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

London-based FinTech firm Revolut partnered with Visa to roll out a multi-currency travel debit card in Singapore, Visa said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. The new card offers users the ability to spend overseas in over 150 currencies at the real exchange rate and without hidden fees. . by the end of 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

adults to possess a credit card , so the warp-speed adoption of mobile card apps has been a comparative blur. In surveying mobile card app usage for the December 2019 Bridging the Gap: Mobile Card App Adoption Report , PYMNTS found a vibrant, growing payments ecosystem. It took 70 years for a majority of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders in 2019. Millennials were the big Black Friday spenders , shelling out an average of $509.50 in Q3 2019 .

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes. Third, read and enjoy the 2019 edition of the GonzoBanker Awards, our 18 th. Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Though they’ve overcome serious technical hurdles, work well, and are now in the hands of billions of smartphone-owning consumers, mobile wallets including those from Big Tech players Apple and Google are starving for share as Q1 2020 usage slipped below an unimpressive 2019. percent in 2019.”. percent in 2019. up from 39.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. The People’s Bank of China said it has approved an application by Mastercard’s Chinese joint venture to run a bank card clearing business in the nation. Reynolds CEO: Recreating Grocery’s Home Goods Aisle For The Millennial.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Customers must buy a minimum of six drinks for $65.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

And based on early indications, it seems the follow-up act to the millennial generation is much more positively inclined toward using credit products of all stripes. Far more millennials and Gen Xers make use of credit cards than Gen Zers – at 38.29 Credit cards, however, show the greatest strength. card accounts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

The national unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 1969 in April 2019 — 3.6 This month’s Deep Dive digs into the data that guides staffing agencies’ payroll disbursement decisions, including payroll cards ’ pros and cons. Employees’ Payroll Card Opinions. The number of activated payroll cards in the U.S.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

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. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Millennials to the Rescue. The experience of buying, sending and receiving greeting cards continues to undergo changes in a world where social media and sparkling, decorated texts often suffice for getting across congratulatory messages. And they’re buying fancier specialty cards, often with personal touches,” the report stated.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2018

a transparent alternative to credit cards. Traditional credit cards are becoming less popular among younger consumers. Millennials in particular struggle with credit cards — recent studies find that 3 in 5 millennials carry credit card balances month to month, while 45% don’t know the interest rate on their card.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The steady drumbeat of tech has brought purchasing from bills and coins to cards and contactless payments – done across all manner of devices and through pushes, taps, swipes and waves, at any time. percent of the bridge millennials and 42.2 percent of bridge millennials were interested, up from 35.4 percentage points to 31.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

And based on early indications, it seems the follow-up act to the millennial generation is much more positively inclined toward using credit products of all stripes. Far more millennials and Gen Xers make use of credit cards than Gen Zers – at 38.29 Credit cards, however, show the greatest strength. card accounts.

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FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As far as industry predictions go, perhaps surprisingly, one of mine actually came true: “ 2018 will be the beginning of the end for physical credit cards. However, their functionality will become even more omnipresent in our lives as more cards migrate to consumers’ mobile phones.”. Mobile Transactions Are the Fabric of Life.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

And 2019 was no exception. As Green Dot Chief Revenue Officer Brett Narlinger told Karen Webster, the same holds true for banks, particularly when it comes to millennial and Gen Z consumers. It’s been a wild ride for payment and merchant services in 2019. How IoT Can Make Payments New Again. Grab’s Big Payments Journey.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Millennials plan to spend more money this holiday season, and will use their mobile devices to do the majority of their shopping. Discover ’s annual Holiday Spending Survey polled Generation Z, millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers on their previous holiday shopping habits and upcoming plans to purchase. Consumer Preferences.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Millennials and Gen Yers are notoriously distrustful of credit. millennials have a credit card – which is to say a single credit card – and why one-third of all Americans today have never even applied for one. Afterpay reported $160 million in BNPL sales during Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2019, with five U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

Affirm said that millennials and Generation Z comprise more than half of Affirm’s user base and are “especially suspicious of the fine print and hidden fees linked with traditional banking services.” The company also claims that millennials have an average of $5,000 in credit card debt and a majority have under $500 saved for emergencies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Since November 2019, about 60,000 UK users have signed up for the service, according to the Financial Times Thursday (Feb. It chiefly attracts millennials interested in trading stocks and cryptocurrency. As of December of 2019, Robinhood is now at 10 million subscribers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Welcome to the first Monday of 2019. According to the Chinese calendar, 2019 is the “Year of the Pig” – which may not, at first blush, inspire much excitement for the 358 days ahead of us. In fact, it occupies many 2019 predictions lists. Today, some 59 percent of POS terminals in the U.S. are now EMV-compliant.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

percent of consumers will spend more than they did in 2019. percent of millennial consumers say the same. This underscores a widespread desire to avoid more traditional in-store payment options, such as cash or cards, which require consumers to make physical contact with paper bills and POS terminals. percent of responses.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

The consumers who shopped for anything from groceries to sporting goods to cars in December of 2019 are completely different from the ones who shop today. For the purposes of this exercise, we’re going to describe the “typical” grocery shopper – a bridge millennial, a 36-year-old mom of 1.93 How She Thinks About Timing Her Order.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In addition, 30 percent of shoppers, including 39 percent of Generation Z and millennials surveyed, would find a BNPL installment pay option a boost this year, according to the report. Klarna allows customers to use the mobile app to create a one-time virtual card at participating stores, which can be used to purchase items.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The PYMNTS 2019 end-of-year survey of 30 executives asked for payment-related predictions that could (theoretically) be placed in a time capsule to be unearthed 12 months hence. We’ve barely gotten through the holiday shopping season of 2019. That shift will be driven, in part, by more card issuance from banks, said Garg.

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