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PYMNTS Study Tracks COVID-19 Changing Life In America

PYMNTS

Our research shows that people self-canceled travel and stayed away from large events — even workplaces — literally in the tens of millions well before the announcement of a national health emergency by the president on March 13. Bridge millennials and high-income consumers turned to mobile commerce.

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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. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Millionaires, Millennials And The Great Avocado Debate

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No, we’re talking about the real debate in America and the answer to the most important questions facing our nation today. Are millennials eating too many avocados on toast for their own good? No, we’re not talking about the appointment of the Special Prosecutor to investigate the firing of James Comey.

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Chinese Millennials Drive Spike In Overseas Alipay Use This May Day

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In America, holidays like Halloween, Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, Easter and Valentine’s Day can really get the funds flowing. In China, millions take advantage of May Day — also known as Labor Day, the national workers’ holiday — to head overseas for a few days. What drove the trend?

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

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Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

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SoFi’s Trading Volume Surges, User Base Nearly Triples

PYMNTS

In regards to the company’s recent filing for a national bank charter, Noto said, “Being a national bank would really be critical strategically. The idea here was to give millennials and Gen Z, our target audience, access to a diversified portfolio of new economy companies and gig economy companies,” Noto said.

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12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

CB Insights

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.