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Bank Of America To Enter High End Rewards Credit Card Market In The Fall

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Bank of America is getting into the high end rewards credit card battle, rolling out the Bank of America Premium Rewards credit card in September. There will be no cap on the amount of reward points a credit card user can earn, which is a similar practice at both JPMorgan and Citigroup.

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Not Even Millennials Care About Mobile Payments, Studies Show

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Turns out even millennials don’t care that much about mobile payments. According to a report presented by the tech consultancy Accenture at Money20/20, the number of those of us in North America who use our mobile phones to pay at the point of sale hasn’t changed in the slightest since last year, Read More.

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Might Millennials’ Dissatisfaction Hint At Housing Downturn To Come?

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News came this week, as noted across sites such as CNBC , that millennial homeownership has been creeping along. Bankrate polled 1,500 homeowners, and found that 63 percent of millennials say they have regrets about having bought the home they are in. Buying a house is no small undertaking. percent, compared to 11.9

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How Cash Keeps Its Cool In The Economies Of The Americas

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In the Americas, cash is still being put to use by a solid chunk of the population, notably among North American nations. also boasts a greater ATM availability score of 60, according to the PYMNTS ATM Availability Index, almost twice as high as the Americas ATM availability score of 32. Cash’s role in commerce dates back to 600 B.C.

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P2P Payments’ Rising Appeal Beyond Millennials

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Last month, Bank of America revealed that it saw a 76 percent year-over-year increase in Zelle payments in Q3. Venmo has also been adding features to differentiate itself, such as rolling out a cash-back rewards program for its Venmo Mastercard debit card at certain retailers, as announced in a press release.

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Boomers Vs. Millennials: Holiday Shopping … In September?

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It’s still technically summer for a few more days, but we already know how shoppers — Baby Boomers and millennials — are going to shop this holiday season. But how are Baby Boomers and millennials going to gift this year? Those millennials simply just say, “No, thanks.”. So, what are millennials buying? Who’s online?

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Why Mobile Card Apps Must Be More Than ‘A Nice Little Tool’ For FIs

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percent of consumers noted they would switch financial institutions (FIs) for a better financial app, a number that jumps up to 41 percent among bridge millennials. Cards — debit or credit — they say, are not really their core business. percent indicated they would be at least somewhat likely. Meanwhile, 28.5

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