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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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Deep Dive: Travel, Hospitality Get A Millennial Makeover

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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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The Year In Data: Measuring 2020’s Payments Innovation

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This study assessed how restaurants’ customer engagement strategies have evolved since the pandemic's onset, and helped identify the key digital innovations that can help restaurants deliver improved user experiences and boost their average unit volumes (AUVs). percent of consumers bought groceries online in 2020, compared to the 18.6

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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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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.

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BNPL Is Poised To Light Up The COVID Holidays With Affordability

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Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space. Bridge Millennials Crossing Over To BNPL. percent of bridge millennials.”

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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.