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Lendified And The SMB/Millennial Connection

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Lendified , which offers loans to small Canadian businesses online, said earlier this month that it has secured a $20 million credit facility through Liquid Capital. So it is with the extension of credit to smaller firms who need the funds to gain top-line traction.

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Biz2Credit Tells Banks To Stop Fixating On Millennials

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For instance, as business owners age, their operating expenses increase, as do their personal credit scores. They must strive to maintain solid credit scores and solid performance over time in order to get access to capital at better rates and terms.”. The media focus on Millennials as if there is no other growth group.

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Ex-Uber Exec To File $250M SPAC IPO Backed By Former Google CEO

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2) for DPCM Capital Inc. , Hims , a direct-to-consumer company selling health products targeted at millennials, is using a SPAC to go public , for example. There’s a real need for quick, confidential capital and price certainty and for sponsorship in the markets,” he said. Emil Michael filed an S-1 prospectus on Friday (Oct.

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Target Pilots Buy Now Pay Later With Sezzle

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Sezzle , the installments payments platform, will be working on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services with Target , a press release says, which will test how the popular payment trend works with the retail giant's operations. After a recent $55 million capital raise , Sezzle plans to focus more on that area of business.

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TGI Fridays, Fast Casual Food To Cater To Millennial Expectations

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Whole Foods and other retailers capitalizing on the at-home health food craze were able to get out in front of millennial eating trends — or, at least, start riding at the crest of the wave. The pilot store will be operating on extended hours, opening four hours earlier at 7 a.m. ” Hang out they’ll have to.

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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. Now reports indicate that BJ’s owners, CVC Capital Partners and Leonard Green & Partners, are looking to sell the company for just north of $4 billion. and yes, this looks like card data breach. these days.

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Addressing the Need for Personalization in the Financial Services Industry

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With an increasing comfort with digital technology within financial services, firms must challenge traditional operating models and leverage digital tools to create an authentic relationship and earn (and retain) trust. population is considered Millennial or younger, as of July 2019) , the demand for personalization grows.

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