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FTC: Millennials Report Losing $71M To eCommerce Fraud In Two Years

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A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. Online shopping fraud reports include complaints about items that are never delivered or are not as they were advertised.

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Millennials Impacted By Fraud More Than Older Consumers

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A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. Online shopping fraud reports include complaints about items that are never delivered or are not as they were advertised.

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Debit Beats Credit With Bridge Millennials

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Older “ bridge millennials ” led the way when it comes to living within one’s means by showing a clear preference for debit products. Recent research shows that mobile wallets are more likely to have debit cards loaded than credit, tracking with popularity among millennials even more than Gen Yers. Safe, but Not Immune.

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AI/BOTS: AI Bank Tech And Millennials

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As more millennials become adults and baby boomers pass on, these young adults will have larger purchasing power. Census, shared that the number of millennials (75.4 Given these figures, and varying degrees of purchasing power, and interest in trying out new technologies in everyday settings, millennials seem to have the upper hand.

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Trending: Meeting The Millennial Need For AI-Powered Visual Shopping

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The Playbook also examines the increasing threat of fraud as more marketplaces deal with data breaches and their aftermath. Fraud remains an ever-present challenge, however, and marketplaces worldwide are deploying new defenses. An AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experience For Millennials, Gen Z.

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Sharing Platforms Fight Fraud, Make Friends

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It’s a world that has sprung up around the spending power and tastes of millennials and Gen Zers, and it’s getting hard to keep track of all the available options. According to one Mastercard study , about one-third of millennials and Gen Zers would let a bot plan their next trip in an automated fashion using data from their travel history.

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New Data: Consumers Want Banks To Use Location Data To Keep Accounts, Transactions Fraud-Free

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There are other benefits that the function could provide, however, including more robust fraud protection. How can banks better communicate the benefits of location sharing — and its vast potential to combat fraud — to customers who are on the fence? The report surveyed 2,141 U.S.

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