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Gas Station TV, Verifone Combine Pump Assets Into GSTV

PYMNTS

According to the companies, the new GSTV will provide marketers with reach to a mass audience of 75 million unique viewers every month, including one in three adults 18 years and older and nearly 31 million millennials in the United States. billion annual impressions through more than 18,000 locations in all 50 states by year’s end.

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Millennials Drive Deposit Growth at Ally Bank

American Banker

Ally Financial reported strong loan and deposit growth in the first quarter, but a shift in the makeup of its automobile loan portfolio force the Detroit company to nearly double its loan-loss provision from a year earlier.

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Bloomscape And Tapping Into The Hip Houseplant Phenomenon

PYMNTS

The operational theory is that millennials, having made peace with the idea they are never buying a home with a yard, are instead turning their apartments into “house jungles,” “urban rain forest” or “jungalows” depending on the phraseology one favors. Bloomscape is a national service that delivers anything of any size to anywhere in the U.S.,

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MBA Tech 2017: Blockchain, APIs and Robots, Oh My!

William Mills

This year’s National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo took place March 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. An interesting local angle discussed at MBA Tech was the growth of fintech in the city of Detroit and what it means for its citizens and the industry.

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How Millennial Drivers Are Changing Automotive Practices

PYMNTS

Will younger consumers ever know the unique joy of learning to drive on a gas-guzzling Detroit beater — one of those big cars that were more like boats than automobiles , and which might have left one stranded on a Friday date night because of an ill-timed radiator leak? Millennials Want To Own. Probably not. The catch is the cost.

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Pokémon GO: Game-Changing Game Or High-Tech Pet Rock?

PYMNTS

A little over 40 years ago, the Pet Rock was a national phenomenon. Dahl’s guess was that with some clever branding, cute packaging and a clever enough pitch, the Pet Rock would soon be a national sensation. Gary Dahl suddenly realized something: The rock was the perfect pet. Right in their processing room.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

But due to uncertainties about the duration of economic instability — as well as ongoing national conversations about student debt — an increasing number of people have been turning to online courses, bootcamps, and trainings instead. Source: Verizon via Twitter. Technology giants have also pooled resources to track people’s movement.

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