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What Hath Bridge Millennials Wrought To Commerce And Payments?

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The new year will bring a new round of one of the hottest games in the payments-and-commerce world: What makes millennials tick? Census, millennials are 25 to 34 years old. The reason for that is because data shows a significant difference in payments and commerce between this segment and the Census view of millennials.

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Retail Feels The Wide Impact Of Bridge Millennials

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Among the forces working to influence and change retail — and do so into the 2019 holiday shopping season, as well as the 2020s — is the rise of bridge millennials. Having had the time to establish their careers, they enjoy higher spending power than younger millennials, who are just now dipping their toes into the professional world.

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Is It Time For Apple To Allow Others Access To The iPhone NFC Chip?

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Just as many boomers have made the digital shift as millennials, and as many of those living in big cities and towns have made the shift as those living in less populated areas. Those conversations have largely ignored the Biggest Tech company of all, Apple, and Apple Pay. Apple Pay’s Digital-First Disconnect.

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What 2019 Will Mean for Millennial Commerce and Payments

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The new year will bring a new round of one of the hottest games in the payments-and-commerce world: What Makes Millennials Tick? Among the most influential drivers of retail change is a subset of consumers PYMNTS identifies as “ Bridge Millennials.” Take those bridge millennials. Retail Response. And retailers are taking note.

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Greyhound Drives Omnichannel Security With AI, Advanced Learning Tools

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Dallas-based busing line Greyhound is all too familiar with such problems, prompting it to implement advanced learning technologies to secure ticketing. Our number one goal was making sure that process was as frictionless as possible while making sure that we [offered] a fully secure process.”. No one used it,” he lamented. “It

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents

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Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. Apple Patents Biometric Watch Band. Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch, which would allow for biometric identification, lighted indicators and automatic tightening of the band.

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Apple Pay Faces Hemispheric Pressure

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Asda Is Thinking About Apple Pay… Maybe. Asda, is testing Apple Pay. has refused to support Apple Pay and instead rolled out its own app, Walmart Pay, for use with iOS and Android in December 2015. Asda is being noncommittal about future plans and is not saying whether there may be a wider rollout of Apple Pay to its 626 U.K.

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