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Leavy App Raises $14M To Help Millennials Raise Travel Funds

PYMNTS

Paris-based startup Leavy.co , which offers a travel app to help millennials finance their travel plans, has raised $14 million. As a result of the funding, Pieter Welten, a partner at Prime Ventures, secured a seat on Leavy’s board. The company said its network has grown to more than 65,000 millennials , with 60 percent being women.

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Millennials, Mobile Payments And Debit: A Recipe For Consumer Engagement

PYMNTS

Millennial consumers are ready to be brand ambassadors — especially when engaging in mobile commerce with private-label debit programs. The interview with Bailey comes amid increasing focus on how millennials might change gas and convenience store payments. Millennials are ready to be engaged.

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

PYMNTS

They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Competition is thus a multilevel event for hospitality services that need to juggle payment innovations, user perks and security.

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Helping Millennials & Gen Z Find Financial Security in Uncertain Times

The Financial Brand

The post Helping Millennials & Gen Z Find Financial Security in Uncertain Times appeared first on The Financial Brand. Three strategies will help banks and credit unions meet younger generations' challenges during COVID slump.

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Addressing the Need for Personalization in the Financial Services Industry

Perficient

Your brand is the beacon of authenticity for a personal experience. What does your brand portray to the market? In the financial services industry, security, stability, and protection are foundational brand values from which to deliver customer experiences. Tell – Authentic, Relevant Brand Messages and Experiences.

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How Many Dedicated Content Channels Do Millennials Need?

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It took traditional media outlets a few extra years to figure out that millennials don’t quite care for getting their news and entertainment from the same places their parents did, but now that the cat’s out of the bag on these consumers’ on-the-go smartphone habits , brands everywhere are scrambling for a piece of the mobile pie.

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Mobile Ordering, The New Window To Winning Over Millennial Consumers

PYMNTS

It seems that most every industry these days is vying for millennial dollars and devotion. For an industry where millennials are projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.