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Can a Mobile Lending App Save Millennial Credit Ratings?

Bank Innovation

Millennials hate credit — but a new service called Lenny is out to change that. Lenny is meant for mobile (of course) and launched today in California. It will reach Texas, Florida and New York in the next 10 to 12 months, according to the company, which claims that, in less than three Read More.

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How fraudsters target different generations

Independent Banker

Gen Z, the younger generation, has transitioned into the workforce and is primarily being targeted through social media messages and chatbots,” Fratangelo says. Someone with a large online profile and presence—emails, apps and account passwords—could be more susceptible to a ransomware attack. Brandon Koeser, RSM US LLP.

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Wine.com Uncorks A Vintage Year

PYMNTS

The 2019 wine retailer of the year was online – specifically, it was a good year for Wine.com. There are gatekeepers for economic reasons all over the world of online retail. The company’s growth has been consistent with the overall online retail category. Millennials are leading a premium trend for wine.

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Target’s Rapid Reset

PYMNTS

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Target’s demographic is migrating online — and toward Amazon. That’s a blessing in some regards, but has become a challenge in recent years.

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Does Destination Maternity Chain Bankruptcy Signal Larger Trends?

PYMNTS

“As the retailer has dealt with deteriorating finances and a heavy debt load, it has been facing fortified competition from larger retailers that have the resources to invest in their online businesses,” that report added. Customers on Walmart.com can access styles from brands like C&C California, Butter Super Soft, Puma and BCBG.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

PYMNTS

But, while closing physical bank branches might appear to be a wise cost-saving measure, the move comes with risks that could hurt banks’ relations with new millennial customers. Armistead also spoke to the lesson the bank is learning from smartphone apps to better serve its customers online and in brick-and-mortar locations.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.