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APRIL 23, 2019

As more and more people use their smartphones to manage money, we saw an opportunity to address another customer pain point,” said John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile , according to a press release. percent of Bridge Millennials, ages 30 to 40, said mobile apps were important in accessing bank accounts, compared to 53.8 In fact, 72.4

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

According to Robert Flynn, managing director of Accenture Payments in North America: “Consumers are content to use cash and plastic for their everyday transactions, and while the use of cash is declining overall, it is the most commonly used form of payment – and consumers expect it to remain so in 2020. Three-quarters of U.S.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Delivery done right meets a consumer’s needs including around delivery time — with Walmart’s partnership with HomeValet described by Ward as “one of many solutions we’re testing” to make people’s lives “more manageable.”. Tesco, the biggest grocery retailer in the U.K., Read More On Retail: Today In Retail: Ethan Allen Projects 44.9

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Apple And Epic’s Battle May Head To Trial in 2021. The ongoing war between Apple and Epic Games over the future of Fortnite on iOS seems to be heading for a trial showdown that could have drastic effects on what the future of the digital economy will be, and what entities will play the role of gatekeeper. consumers will do.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

And there’s no better way to target Millennial entrepreneurs than with the technology they crave to help them in their business pursuits. More than any other generation, Millennials experience life, work and business through technology and they expect seamless interactions regardless of location.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Pundits identify bellwether states to predict election outcomes.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Some 55 percent of millennials report being interested in giving digital gift cards this year, while 67 percent report hoping to receive one. Mao noted that the United States alone has about 55 million underbanked or unbanked consumers, while roughly 26 percent of 2019’s retail transactions involved cash. “If Don’t Forget Rewards .

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

Much thought is given to millennials and even Generation Z — consumers who were born during fixed periods of time, and who are having an increasing impact on payments and commerce. But let’s not forget the role of the teenager in digital retail, financial services and transactions. Retail and Teenagers. Banking App.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Greyhound now guarantees customers’ seats, and its airline-style yield management system and real-time pricing algorithms have sharply reduced overbooking. Greyhound’s digital push comes as more consumers — many of them millennials — are demanding added affordability, convenience and safety from travel companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

"Demand for refurbished products has surged, and by securing exclusive rights to inventory sold directly from the most popular manufacturers, eBay is changing the way people shop this category," said Jordan Sweetnam , senior vice president and general manager for eBay's North America market. The effort is loaded up with product guarantees.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It also manages resale programs for Arc’teryx, Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, REI and Taylor Stitch. According to “The State of Consumer Spending: Gen Z Shoppers Demand Sustainable Retail” from FirstInsight , 62 percent of Generation Z survey participants prefer to buy from sustainable brands, on par with millennials.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

Depending on your persuasion, millennials’ generational lack of interest in buying real estate can be chalked up to their inherent indolence, their preference for communal and urban living arrangements or their lagging finances.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Millennials Eschew Bank Mobile Wallets. The study found that both millennials and non-millennials want to use mobile to manage finances, and cash is becoming less important to both groups.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Amazon’s next big move could be in beauty retail. Private-label products.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

You will observe grocery, as a retail category, is very fragmented. Its “Whole Paycheck” image combined with the rise in availability of organic foods in more traditional grocery stores put pressure on its stock, which was in the dumper, and the management team to do something to turn things around. This one is particularly amusing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Alphabet’s stock took a drubbing, and remains down after they reported a decline in the prices it charged advertisers, coupled with the increase in the cost of paying partners to distribute its search engine – some $9 billion to Apple alone , it’s been reported. Apple … and the iPhone Customer.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016

The startup drew jealous ire from competitor Facebook/Instagram , success from millennials and confused befuddlement from baby boomers this year, along with a $1.81 This year wasn’t the worst for Apple … but it wasn’t particularly great either. billion funding round back in May. It seems to be working for it. Oh, chatbots.

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APRIL 30, 2018

As the prominent global video-commerce retailer, and North America’s third-largest mobile and eCommerce retailer, the combined company will be well-positioned to help shape the next generation of retailing.”. If you go to other online retailers, it’s a transaction. The Beauty & Wellness Makeover. Signs of Traction.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

The floor of CES was once again flooded with smart devices, created to make everything from personal grooming to household management to the daily commute a smoother and more seamless experience for consumers through the power of connection. Intelligent Toilet retails for $7,000 and reportedly responds to voice commands. The Numi 2.0

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 31, 2019

Like millions of others, I enjoy having a cup of coffee at various retail coffee establishments. On a recent visit to my local coffee shop, I realized how uphill a task this can be with millennials and Generation Z patrons who are joining the ranks of coffee aficionados. The manager went back to her business dispirited and discouraged.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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JULY 21, 2017

Given that the debit and credit card share of total retail sales is at 77 percent, acceleration in contactless may be in the (virtual) cards. Some familiar names such as Amazon, Facebook and Apple helped propel that index, showing that enthusiasm for all things digital is unbowed. billion pounds. billion, up 12 percent from last year.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Sustainable commerce is having a moment — well, two or three of them given how millennials and even younger consumers champion the trend — and that applies to food waste and commerce involving meat and plants. Bruised fruits could become apple chips,” he said. Another big challenge is scale. One potential example of that?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

For those charged with managing the consumer’s trust and safety when transacting online, and in the midst of increasingly clever cybercrooks, being comfortable going against the status quo flow has become much more important than ever before, he said. Amazon Takes Its Bite Out of the Big Apple.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

And in an example of how automotive manufacturers must form connected vehicle relationships with payments, retail and other tech players, Honda said it was expanding its in-vehicle collaboration to include Mastercard and PayPal — along with reaffirming its in-vehicle payments work with Visa.

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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. Download the free report to find out how fintech is shaping the future of wealth management and investing. get the REPORT on next generation investors.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

A consensus says that the future banking customer relationships—particularly for millennial consumers—will orbit to one degree or another around mobile technology. The latest twists came in September, when one of the biggest technology and payments events of the year featured the announcement of Apple Inc.’s

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

For all the differences between finance and retail, that same overriding consideration around providing a better experience around a better value is now pushing its way into consumer-facing financial services. Among bridge millennials, Americans biggest earning and spending demographic, the figure jumps to 41 percent.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

This is the percentage of all Merchant Link orders that are for EMV terminals — a transition, said Carcillo, that “has really taken off in the market segments we serve, in retail and hospitality.”. There’s a demographic push at work here, too, said Carcillo, which he defined as “millennial consumer groups.”.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 31, 2017

Mobile wallets from players like Visa, MasterCard and Chase build upon a strong base of scale and platform, while wallets from firms like Apple, Google and Samsung are tightly integrated into consumers’ mobile behaviors. What’s ironic is that not long ago, PayPal was listed as the most popular mobile wallet among Millennials.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 15, 2016

Available only via mobile app, imaginBank is a new initiative by Spanish bank, Caixabank targeting millennials. And one in every three Spanish millennials is a customer of their bank. The mobile app for imaginBank is available as a free download from Google Play (Android) or from the Apple App Store (iOS). CaixaBank serves 2.9

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APRIL 27, 2017

Just as marketers started to get the hang of this newfangled “millennial” crowd, the next generation comes along to shake things up with different values, preferences and spending patterns. Some call them Generation Z, some call them post-millennials. The latter this isn’t an option for retailers and brands, however.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The term “thinking outside of the box” originates from advice that puzzle management consultants famously gave to clients in the 1970s and 1980s to encourage creative thinking. Retailers are where these consumers go to find these new products. That makes product discovery coupled with product innovation retail’s new playbook.

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JULY 11, 2016

Thirteen years later, in 2016, American consumers now spend 46 minutes a day shopping, with women dedicating about 35 percent more of their day to retail pursuits than their male counterparts. That includes the two mobile giants who started this massive wave rolling to shore: Google with Android and Apple with its iOS-based mobile devices.

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JUNE 7, 2016

Chick-fil-A, with its newly released One app, has managed to climb to the top of the charts. Upon release, it was downloaded about a million times in three days and dominated the Apple app store, literally knocking Facebook, Snapchat and Spotify down a peg or two. ” posed The Atlantic. How did it do it?

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NCR

JUNE 24, 2016

While some progress will be made towards this in 2016 – primarily down to increased adoption of the technology among Millennial consumers – there’s still a long way to go. This will need to involve emphasizing roles of tokenization and biometrics, such as the fingerprint scanner used by Apple Pay, to verify transactions.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Boost Insurance , a New York-based B2B digital insurance platform, raised a $14M Series A led by Coatue Management, and Conversion Capital. Coalition , a San Francisco-based digital cyber insurance managing general agent (MGA), acquired BinaryEdge , a Switzerland-based cybersecurity company, for an undisclosed amount. .

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