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Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Cards

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Capital One Financial Corp (CapOne) is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “risky,” Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. BNPL transactions allow users to pay for merchandise across several installments interest-free, while also paying the retailer in full at the time of the sale.

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Baby Boomers vs. Millennials: Which Generation Has More Entrepreneurs?

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Whether it’s securing the cash through venture capital investments and family or paying down debts to start on the right step, money seems to be the central conduit that makes entrepreneurship world spin around. All of this could likely be contributing to today’s lack of entrepreneurs in the millennial age group.

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Chinese Millennials May Save Luxury Brands

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Sales of luxury goods in China are skyrocketing — up around 20 percent from 2016 — in its sharpest growth since 2011, as Chinese millennials seek products like handbags and cosmetics, Reuters reported. 2017 saw a global recovery of the luxury retail market due to their affinity for high-end brands.

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Mastercard Card Clearing In China, Unattended Retail, Rapid Settlements Top This Week’s News

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We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark. Trackers and Reports. million consumers or 6.9

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Retail Innovation Depends On Older Consumers, Too

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Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough. Sure, millennials and bridge millennials use apps the most for planning in-store purchases — 47.9 PYMNTS defines bridge millennials as consumers between 30 and 40 years old. percent and 42.8

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USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail

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In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended retail and actually taking the plunge in buying at the kiosk and vending machine. At a high level, according to PYMNTS data , unattended retail is reaching only one-tenth of its potential. Hurdles For Larger Merchants.

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Black Friday Heads Toward Shades Of Gray

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By the time retailers get to Black Friday , they will have worked through almost two months of sales events – both proprietary and otherwise – from competitors ranging from Amazon to Target to Walmart. consumers representing $1,025 billion of sales volume will shift some or all of their retail shopping to digital channels, 40 million U.S.