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Millennial-Focused Digital Bank Empower Finance Raises $20M

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San Francisco-based Empower Finance, a mobile banking app aimed at helping millennials save wealth, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Defy Ventures and Icon Ventures, according to a report. The company, which was founded in 2017, is run by a former Sequoia Capital partner named Warren Hogarth.

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Wall Street Investors Place Their Bets On Millennials

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When it comes to stock market picks, Wall Street investors are placing their bets on the buying power of the millennial generation. billion Long Pond Capital hedge fund, pitched U.S. Horton, which he believes should get a boost as more millennials become first-time homebuyers. homebuilder D.R. In fact, D.R.

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Airbnb Competitor Domio Lands $100M; Aims To Double Market Share

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Domio , a startup that designs and rents apartment hotels, has raised $100 million in funding to expand both nationally and globally to 25 markets by 2020, according to reports on Tuesday (Dec. The company’s Series B round was led by GGV Capital. It is currently in 12 markets. The funding round closed in late summer.

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Capital One Joins Effort to Educate Seniors About Online Banking

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Banks only care about millennials, right? Not really, though marketing about digital efforts may make it appear that way.

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Millennials Give Banana Republic A Big Thumbs-Down

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Plagued for the last several years by complaints about clunky styling, the latest RBC Capital Markets survey indicates that Banana Republic’s data would best be represented by the sound of 505 young women vomiting. We think repairing Banana Republic will be a longer battle,” wrote RBC Capital Markets Analyst Brian Tunick.

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

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A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. The four-year-old online startup has also reportedly advanced negotiations with supermarket retailer Kroger, which is struggling to compete with Amazon now that it owns Whole Foods Market.

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NEW REPORT: Visa On Arming CUs To Win The War For Millennial Talent

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But recently, lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together on an initiative aimed at helping the credit union market. Helping CUs Engage and Retain Millennial Talent . When it comes to careers, millennials are more mission-driven than previous generations. Around the Credit Union World . The good news?