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The Year In Data: Measuring 2020’s Payments Innovation

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Key Data Points: Consumers are performing 12 percent more activities at home in 2020 than they did in 2019 and making purchases during 12 percent of those activities, on average. percent of millennials believe it is “very” important to receive payments in real time. percent of consumers who did so in 2019 — an increase of 27.4

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How Digital Will Change Brick-and-Mortar In 2019

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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. That’s not to say physical retail is dying.

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

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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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AltFin’s Bumpy Ride Into An Uncertain 2019

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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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Millennials Represent Nearly 3 of 5 New 1Q Account Openings at Ally

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based online-only bank, Ally Financial, had 120,000 new deposit customers in the first quarter on 2019, CEO Jeff Brown said on the bank's 1Q earnings call Thursday, bringing the Ally’s total depositor count to 1.77 The Detroit, Mich.-based million — a 20% YoY increase.

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Super Saturday Pulls In Record-Breaking $34.4B In Retail Sales

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21, the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas 2019, has been confirmed as the single biggest retail sales day in U.S. billion and that exceeded 2019 Black Friday sales by 10 percent. More customers are shopping online, as well, as retailers offer improved web platforms. (58 Exceeding forecasts , Dec. 14, with $28.1

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Why Augmented Reality is Crucial to Improving the Ecommerce Customer Experience

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Consumers are looking for online buying processes that are easy and can provide opportunities to search, learn, and purchase products without and roadblocks, especially during COVID-19. In 2019, Gartner projected that over 100 million customers would be shopping with AR in 2020. So, is this the year of AR breakthrough?