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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. Competition is thus a multilevel event for hospitality services that need to juggle payment innovations, user perks and security.

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DoorDash, Airbnb IPOs; BNPL Trends; Pet Fraud Top This Week's News

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In this week's news, we saw two blockbuster IPOs, arguments and stalemates over a new stimulus bill, and new data on consumers' digital shopping trends. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. to advance secure, contactless transactions as stores reopen amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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TRENDING: Honeyfund CEO: Payments Powering Honeymoons

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Industries of all types are embracing the potential of embedded payments to not only sell products, but to help plan and purchase experiences as well, and are rolling out new solutions in hopes of securing their slice of the pie. A lot of that has been the result of that experience-giving trend.”. About the Tracker.

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TRENDING: Putting Car-Shopping, Payments In The Mobile Fast Lane

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It’s time to shift gears when it comes to a commonly held perception about millennials and vehicle ownership. After years of believing millennials were disavowing the practice, recent studies indicate the millennial generation is kicking the tires on the concept of owning or leasing their own set of wheels after all.

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Mastercard Card Clearing In China, Unattended Retail, Rapid Settlements Top This Week’s News

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11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. The People’s Bank of China said it has approved an application by Mastercard’s Chinese joint venture to run a bank card clearing business in the nation. Is No-Factor Authentication Digital Security’s Future?

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Why Visa Is Starting A Conversation About Millennial Females and Money

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In 1974, women won the right to apply for and control their own credit card with the passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. It has made the millennial generation of women — either entering or settling into their prime spending years — something of a unique class of citizens when it comes to financial services.

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NEW REPORT: Mueller Indictments Prompt Renewed Look At Social Security Numbers

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These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to change how they authenticate and identify their employees. As more millennials enter the workforce, passwords are going out the door. Social Security number as an identifier. News From the Digital ID Space.

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