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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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Wealthfront Raises $75M for its Millennial-Facing Investment Platform

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Automated investing platform Wealthfront has just closed a $75 million round of funding, which will be used to build out its millennial-focused platform, the company announced yesterday.

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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. It also found that that millennials — born between 1981 and 1996 — are especially enthusiastic about shopping with the option of BNPL transactions.

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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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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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Capital One Joins Effort to Educate Seniors About Online Banking

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Banks only care about millennials, right? Yesterday Capital One, a leader in digital banking, joined OATS (Older Adults Technology Services) in launching‘“Ready, Set, Bank: Online Banking Made Easy,’” an educational tool designed to increase online banking usage among older adults, enabling them Read More.

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Banks should know these 5 Traits of Millennial business owners

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Everywhere you look, it seems, there are articles about Millennials: Millennial workers, Millennial customers, Millennial homeowners, Millennial voters. And banks and credit unions looking to grow business loan portfolios , especially, can benefit from insights into Millennial entrepreneurs.