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Mobile Payments: Samsung To Tackle Africa And Google The App Landscape

PYMNTS

Passport has designed similar mobile applications for the transportation systems in Chicago, Toronto and Boston. 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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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon?s Prime Time?

PYMNTS

Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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

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And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. One hundred and ten (110) million U.S. consumers — 47.2 percent of the U.S.

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

PYMNTS

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. Our own studies show that more than 14 percent of all consumers over the age of 18 living in the U.S.

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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.

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Banks On Notice: Fintechs Are Coming For Checking Accounts & Debit Cards

CB Insights

US consumers aged 18+ make an average of 70 payments per month, with debit cards accounting for 32% of those purchases, according to a 2017 study by the Boston Fed. Square has partnered with other top brands (including Shake Shack, Whole Foods, and Chipotle) to offer other cash boosts, and claims to be expanding the list.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

A consensus says that the future banking customer relationships—particularly for millennial consumers—will orbit to one degree or another around mobile technology. Consumer studies the Boston firm has conducted indicate increasing mobile-banking adoption and awareness and use of mobile remote-deposit capture applications.

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