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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 made purchases via mobile in the last 24 hours. percent to 11.5

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Deep Dive: Why Contactless Payment Innovation Is Key For CUs Amid The Pandemic And Beyond

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PSCU reported that the hike in mobile wallet credit purchases among its CUs’ members was nearly 48 percent by August 2020, while mobile wallet debit purchases climbed 22 percent during the same period. The use of Apple Pay, Google Pay and other digital wallets has also been on the upswing since the start of the pandemic.

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Deep Dive: Travel, Hospitality Get A Millennial Makeover

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Millennials have long been sought-after travel and hospitality customers, partly because they are perfectly placed to seek such experiences. This unique status creates both opportunities and challenges for firms in the space, as millennials search for the experiences they crave. Furthermore, millennials are set to spend $1.4

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Credit Union Innovations Bring In New Payments Flows

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The April 2020 New Payment Flows edition of PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Playbook series, a PSCU collaboration, looks into the credit union (CU) space at a pivotal moment: Many concepts, from eating to shopping to traveling and, of course, how we pay, have changed forever. CUs value innovation that benefits members.

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2020 To Mark A Turning Point At The Point of Sale

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Might the coming year be marked by innovation at the point of sale (POS)? Thinking about what will come to fruition by the end of December 2020 gives little runway to predict, say, the most mobile of mobile commerce options (flying cars with embedded payments!) Here Come The Millennials. According to Akash Garg, U.S.

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The Connected Economy’s 10 Biggest US IPOs Of 2020

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market for initial public offerings (IPOs) had a banner year in 2020 despite the pandemic — or perhaps because of it. billion during 2020’s first nine months. percent during 2020’s first nine months to $1.75 GoodRx earned $55 million in 2020’s first half prior to the company’s September IPO. All told, it’s risen 363.6

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BNPL Is Poised To Light Up The COVID Holidays With Affordability

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Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space. Bridge Millennials Crossing Over To BNPL. percent of bridge millennials.”