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Mobile Game Shows Offer Brands Prized Millennial Viewers

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Millennials are a force to be reckoned with, as they are made up of approximately 90 million individuals with significant spending power: By 2030, their aggregate annual income is projected to be more than $4 trillion. The mobile game show HQ Live Trivia, already counts up to two million participants per game. Attracting Millennials.

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Deep Dive: Bridge Millennials And The C-Store Experience

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Convenience store operators would be wise to pay close attention to the purchasing habits of a certain subset of consumer: the Bridge Millennial — the first generation of connected consumers with spending power. But what motivates consumers, BMs included, to use mobile apps for gas-related purchases?

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What’s Under The Millennial Christmas Tree This Year?

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However, after almost 50 years, it began to fade in the 1980s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards. Yet, instead of offering the option to pay now and buy later, the credit cards reversed the order of operation and allowed customers to buy now and pay later over time. That’s not all.

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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. 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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P2P Payments’ Rising Appeal Beyond Millennials

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bank account have access to Zelle in their mobile banking app,” Lou Anne Alexander, group president, payments solutions at Zelle operator Early Warning, said in a press release. Square also offers small business loans and has a Visa debit card linked to the app, which lets users treat it like a bank account.

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The Great Credit Card Program Outsourcing Debate

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Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the foundation for a new PYMNTS interview with Jim Geeslin, head of strategy for Elan Financial Services , an agent credit card issuer. Do FIs want to navigate card programs through that?”.

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. operations. Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders in 2019. Millennials were the big Black Friday spenders , shelling out an average of $509.50 Top News .