PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. And hackers have managed to hit about 1,200 InterContinental Hotel locations in the U.S. — and yes, this looks like card data breach. Ready to jump in? BJ’s on the Block (and Amazon Is Scoping the Territory).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the foundation for a new PYMNTS interview with Jim Geeslin, head of strategy for Elan Financial Services , an agent credit card issuer. Do FIs want to navigate card programs through that?”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Through Joko’s mobile app, credit cards become loyalty cards, so there is no need to scan or say anything. French startup Joko announced that it has raised €1.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The problem, Abramowitz noted, is that retail in the last decade has moved online and into multi-channel – and private-label cards have not really made the necessary transformation to keep pace. Delivering that isn’t a matter of building a better private-label card as much as it is rethinking retail credit from the ground up.

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The Financial Brand

JULY 11, 2023

This article Personal Financial Management Is the Next Must-Have for Mobile Banking Apps appeared first on The Financial Brand. Banking and credit card apps without PFM features are so outdated that customer retention is going to suffer, especially with Millennials and Gen Z.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. He will be the executive responsible and accountable for leading Google, and managing Alphabet’s investment in our portfolio of Other Bets.” . Top News . operations.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Robinhood , the investment app that upended its market by elimination of commissions on stock trades is bringing its brand of disruption to the United Kingdom. It chiefly attracts millennials interested in trading stocks and cryptocurrency. Late last year , Robinhood began offering a cash management service.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The reCommerce trend continues to gain momentum. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

For the 47 percent of Americans with prime credit scores, getting and using a credit card isn’t much of a problem. The problem, Petal co-founder and CEO Jason Gross told Karen Webster, is that it leaves around half of all Americans with only a few options: a credit card with expensive strings or no credit at all. Who Petal Serves.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

CEO of Afterpay , recently told Karen Webster that consumers — particularly millennials and Generation Z — were already showing distinct preferences for digital commerce and paying with debit cards rather than credit cards. Nick Molnar , co-founder and U.S. The Shifting Road To Recovery .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

While the company is known for its payment solutions aimed at fuel for fleet services, it also has grown its corporate card and U.S. ” Smith noted that both fuel and healthcare contributed to the strong performance, pointing to integrations with Noventis, Discovery Benefits and Go Fuel Card as examples of its core success.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Cost is a major concern for consumers, especially for millennials and members of Gen Z, who tend to view spending differently than older generations. Millennials have available funds, so what keeps them from finalizing their purchases? BNPL Solutions and Breathing Room . BNPL products are thus emerging as helpful solutions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Last month, the financial institution (FI) announced it was expanding the Sapphire credit card brand into new areas of personal finance, including checking accounts. With the new checking accounts, customers will get access to sporting events and other entertainment, just as Sapphire Reserve credit card customers do.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

but after almost 50 years, it began to fade out in the 80s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards. Pay over time — and with interest, Anthony Eisen, CEO and managing director of Afterpay , noted in an interview with PYMNTS. After its birth in the 1930s, layaway had a long run in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Australian consumer FinTech company Douugh is kicking off its visual “Savings Jar” feature as it widens the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted bank account with a Mastercard debit card, Mastercard said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. million-plus millennials in the country. . Accelerate 2.0

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For many consumers, perks are a key driver of their credit card choice, whether it’s airline miles, cash-back or points that can be redeemed for a variety of items. These perks have been an advantage for credit cards, but could that erode as, say, Alipay offers integrated loyalty programs? The Millennials Cometh.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

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. Bridge millennials own slightly more devices than the average consumer in our study: six devices compared to the roughly five that most consumers own. This group of 60 million U.S.

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MyBankTracker

OCTOBER 27, 2020

When picking a credit card, it’s tough to resist the allure of big rewards. In a year-long MyBankTracker survey, nearly 3 out of 4 respondents (72.6%) preferred to receive cash back rewards on their credit card purchases. of respondents had specific spending categories in mind for their next credit card while 47.3%

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NCR

MAY 11, 2016

Knowing how to make, manage and invest one’s money has long been the key to financial security and stability, but what was once a relatively linear road map for many generations has shifted with Millennials. While buying a home was once seen as one of the biggest indicators of financial success, Millennials now have a different idea.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This is especially true when attitudes toward holiday payment standbys like credit cards rapidly change between generations. The goal is not to wholly replace credit but to find methods that connect with credit- or debt-shy consumers during the holidays, noted Nick Kaplan, president of fashion brand Fashion To Figure.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The retailer is inviting specialty and national brands alike to offer items online, CNBC reported. Gomez continued, “This is intended to be a very curated and select group of products and brands … We are reaching out to the brands we want.”.

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BankBazaar

JULY 30, 2019

Now, when you’re picking up jeans, you’re mostly looking for something durable, and the most durable ones are from renowned brands. Now, these brands may charge more than their local counterparts for a pair of jeans, but that doesn’t mean you choose the latter and call it ‘saving’. By Choosing The Right Credit Card.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

And that newfound love of saving and spending more responsibility has been good for Upgrade, a neobank that offers qualified consumers access to loans and Visa card products that carry low-interest rates (currently about 6.6 The Upgrade card isn’t a revolving credit product like most of its competitors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

As a pure-play digital bank, Chime offers as its primary product an entirely mobile/digital banking application that gives customers access to a network-branded debit card and a savings account. The brand has been popular with young professionals. The firm was valued at $500 million as of its last funding round. ”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Amazon , setting its sights on Gen Z and millennials, is in initial talks with numerous banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Capital One , to create a product that can enable these credit card-averse shoppers to purchase things on its eCommerce site. For Amazon, it’s another way to expand their brand.

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FICO

JUNE 9, 2016

Millennials, now the largest demographic group in America, are possibly the most misunderstood, elusive market ever, a notion underscored by The Wall Street Journal ’s article about the existence of $20,000-per-hour “Millennial consultants.” Millennials reward positive fraud outcomes. In Millennial parlance, that’s “harsh.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Approximately 15,000 brands already offer or plan to offer BNPL provider Afterpay ’s solution, for example. It found that millennials and Generation Z consumers are seeking installment payment options and that the latter are especially wary of debt. How BNPL Is Helping BlackCool Boost Brand Awareness And Expand Reach .

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

It has around $12 billion in assets under management. The company teamed up with Coinbase for a zero-fee branded cryptocurrency trading platform, and there are plans for a credit card by the end of the year. It also handles management services and mortgage refinances. billion in 2018, up from under $1 billion in 2013.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

GhostBed customers are now presented with two Klarna financing options at checkout along with the ability to purchase using their existing credit or debit card. As for Klarna’s power users, the two biggest consumer populations are millennials and females in their mid-30s who are usually in charge of their family’s purchases.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2017

posted results Tuesday night that blew past Street estimates, boosted by strength in its card and tax refund-focused business lines. Streit also highlighted the direct to consumer business, which offers bank accounts and prepaid cards, driven in part by online activity. Green Dot Corp.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

In conversation with Cardtronics’ Brian Bailey, managing director for Global Financial Institutions, and Tom Pierce, chief marketing officer of the firm, Webster noted that even with the rallying cry of a war on cash in the digital economies — and in emerging markets — cash is alive, doing well and actually growing in terms of usage.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“ Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year ad campaign launched by American Express in 1987 to persuade consumers that it was worth it to pay an annual fee for one of its charge card products. As the slogan implied, being an American Express card member was the only way to unlock those benefits. Those are the 47 million U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

Following the quarterly check-in with parent firm L Brands , which also owns Bath & Body Works and the youth-oriented PINK lingerie brand, the reviews have not been kind. L Brands slashed its earnings estimates by 8 percent. For fiscal 2018, L Brands now expects earnings per share to fall within a range of $2.70

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The Department of Transportation will use the back-end support of Cubic Transportation and, in collaboration with Passport, will change the EASY Card revenue management system to allow travelers to buy fares using contactless, check balances on the cards, view account history and manage accounts through a new app.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Mladen Vladic, general manager of loyalty solutions at Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ), said bridging the gap between a satisfied customer and a loyal one is a matter of urgency for firms across all verticals, but especially for retailers. That’s just not engaging.”. The Mechanics. times a week.

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