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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?

PYMNTS

While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. It’s a peculiar dichotomy to compare millennials to their parents’ generation, the baby boomers. million of the borrowers, up from 700,000 a decade earlier.

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How Payment Platforms Connect Merchants With Augmented Reality

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To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. The firm chose a Kenyan brand, Huddah Cosmetics , as the first social commerce merchant on its Mula service to roll out the platform.

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Millennial Entrepreneurs’ Optimism Is Booming — Here’s Their Top Concern

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As millennials continue to grow their presence in the small business (SMB) community, the dynamics of SMB finance are also changing. According to some experts , millennial small business owners no longer accept mediocre or sub-par services from their financial providers. million millennials now make up more than a quarter of the U.S.

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How fraudsters target different generations

Independent Banker

Community banks can find ways to mitigate age-related fraud through technology, as well as by educating their customers of their particular risks. Gen Z, the younger generation, has transitioned into the workforce and is primarily being targeted through social media messages and chatbots,” Fratangelo says. Targeting boomers.

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Millennials Vs. Baby Boomers: When Does The ‘Cashless Society’ Begin?

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More than one out of four millennials carry less than $5 cash with them. And according to another study, nearly 20 percent of millennials have not used cash in two months. With a fifth of millennials already rarely using cash, it is clear that this is happening relatively rapidly,” said Kalle Marsal, CMO of Mitek.

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The Buyers: Generation Z’s Shopping Preferences

PYMNTS

Generation Z are the next up-and-coming group of shoppers who retailers are turning to for the future of retail. Yes, those born between 1994 and 2002 are starting to push millennials over in terms of shaping commerce and eCommerce trends. Get ready, retailers. They appreciate the hands-on experience of shopping in a store.

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Communicating With Millennials

William Mills

3 topics to discuss with Gen Y members through blogs, social media and video. Millennials have misgivings about Wall Street, making credit unions ideal financial institutions to capture this demographic group’s business. Debt is a controversial topic for millennials since many are still struggling with student loans.