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Macro Trends and Millennials: AFT Spring Summit Meeting

William Mills

The Association for Financial Technology (AFT) held its 2016 Spring Summit Meeting in Orlando, Florida this year, and both Kelly Williams and I made the trip to learn more about what’s happening right now in the banking industry as well as what trends to expect in the future. Millennials make up 80 million people in the U.S.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. Banks are not experts in IT, so now they can leverage plug-and-play technology functionality. Millennials want their mortgages fast, rocket fast.” Millennials want the right mortgage, right now, online or on their phone. finovate Tweets.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. Fiserv is meeting that need for FIs and millennials. Industry leader Fiserv is tackling the issue account opening for Millennials. I suspect it could be very popular with Millennials as they get serious about savings and investing.

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

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The report included several recommendations for banks, FinTechs and other financial services players — guidelines to establish an industry-driven framework for governing the system and encourage further research and investment in emerging financial technologies. Millennials Moving Into And Up In The Business World.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. I’ve heard that financial planners are having a hard time getting Millennials thinking about retirement but instead focus on short-term financial goals – homes, vacations, etc. Check back for new updates throughout the day. William Mills and K.T.

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Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

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million buyers who operate in industries such as website development, logo design and blog writing. Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company GO-JEK , for instance, is expanding its financial technology services through partnerships with peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms Dana Cita, Aktivaku and Findaya.

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Survey: 88 percent of people still favor an in-person banking experience

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Eighty percent of the millennial respondents indicated that they rely on mobile or tablet apps that can serve their basic banking functions such as checking their balance. The ability to discuss special options with a banker was also important to 31 percent of those surveyed.

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