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Millennials (Still) Don’t Like Card-Branded Mobile Wallets

Bank Innovation

Millennial consumers still prefer third-party money transfer systems, such as PayPal, over card-branded (e.g. More than half (52%) of millennial consumers (ages 23 to 37) said they use third-party money transfer systems, compared to only 29% who use card-branded digital wallets, and 22% that use device-specific wallets, […].

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Deep Dive: Travel, Hospitality Get A Millennial Makeover

PYMNTS

Millennials have long been sought-after travel and hospitality customers, partly because they are perfectly placed to seek such experiences. This unique status creates both opportunities and challenges for firms in the space, as millennials search for the experiences they crave. Furthermore, millennials are set to spend $1.4

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Amex Updates Blue Cash Card To Reflect Millennials’ Spending

PYMNTS

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

PYMNTS

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. PYMNTS’ research indicates that millennials (ages 23 to 39) and bridge millennials (ages 30 to 40) have the greatest interest in P2P payment use, for example.

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Affirm Looks To Launch Everyday-Use Virtual Cards

Bank Innovation

Affirm, the lending startup that provides loans at the POS, is looking into launching everyday-use virtual credit cards, Bank Innovation has learned. The company, launched by a PayPal cofounder Max Levchin, provides point-of-sale loans that allow customers, particularly millennials, to finance purchases with participating merchants.

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Wells Fargo Shuts Millennial-Friendly App ‘Greenhouse’ To New Clients

PYMNTS

Avid Modjtabai, Wells Fargo’s head of Payments, Virtual Solutions and Innovation, said at the time that “whether you are new to banking, don’t have regular paychecks or typically manage money with cash, we believe the Greenhouse experience can help you manage day-to-day spending while planning for the future.”. For instance, J.P.

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Debitize, Which Helps Millennials Build Credit Without Debt, Launches in IOS App Store

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Millennials are famously credit-averse, but this means they risk losing out on building a credit history, which is necessary for, among many other things, getting a mortgage when they want to buy a home.