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Deep Dive: Why Contactless Payment Innovation Is Key For CUs Amid The Pandemic And Beyond

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A transformation toward contactless payments is underway at the nation’s credit unions as the public shuns cash and even physical cards to lower infection risks with COVID-19. It will likely alter global markets and regulations as the financial ecosystem becomes more digitized. The High Stakes Of Offering Contactless.

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Amex Updates Blue Cash Card To Reflect Millennials’ Spending

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In a sign of the times, American Express is increasing the rewards on its Blue Cash Preferred Card, announcing 6 percent cash back on U.S. American Express said the Blue Cash Preferred Card will still offer 6 percent cash back in U.S. “If I had to pick, I’d argue that the best potential fits are older millennials and Gen Xers.

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

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They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Millennials and younger generations are digitally minded and want to interact with brands that can answer their personal requests through online and mobile channels.

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Zero Launches Debit-Like Credit Card, Raises $20M

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Zero, a company that aims to modernize credit cards for the millennial generation, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report. The company plans to market its card to credit-wary millennials who want to avoid getting into a deep debt cycle, but who also want the incentives of owning a credit card.

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DATA: How FI’s Innovation Gap Is Big Tech’s Big Opportunity

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A trillion-dollar market cap later, it’s hard to argue Amazon’s effectiveness, quote attribution notwithstanding. It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation.

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New Financial Wellness App Douugh Hits the Market

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EXCLUSIVE – Add another financial wellness app to the list, millennials. Sophie is not an robo- advisor,” Andy Taylor, CEO of Douugh told Bank Innovation. Douugh, a fintech company that uses artificial intelligence (AI)-based to provide financial guidance, launches today. Think of […].

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Why Digital Payments Innovation Sticks To Gen Z

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Making the most of those relationships served as the foundation of a new PYMNTS interview with Matthew Carpenter, senior vice president, market director for Elan. For its part, Venmo now has an option to transfer money to the bank without a debit card for the same fee. And it’s not only credit products that are in play, he said.