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Why Visa Is Starting A Conversation About Millennial Females and Money

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In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, women weren’t even legally allowed to own high-heel shoes for fear they would ensnare unwitting men into marriage on false pretenses. Millennial women are evolving into very [a] different relationship with money,” said Reilly. Though the progress has been slow, it has also been steady.

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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

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That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? How do we balance strategic direction, customer demand, and the futurist or wildly over-caffeinated millennial that tells us we have to implement every shiny new object or we'll die? or Idea Killers? Much to my chagrin.

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Trick Or Treat (Payments And Commerce Style)

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More than 31 million Americans plan to dress up their pets this year for Halloween, with millennials leading the pack, so to speak. Massachusetts saw a bigger peak run, with 12,900 tickets sold per minute. Of 302 possible numerical combinations, analysts estimate about three-quarters were played (227 million).

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

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Sure, one could sit back in an armchair and chalk it all up to irascible millennials, but Staples is taking the proactive approach and making sure it can provide the right office supplies, however — and wherever — its consumers want them. “People are everywhere,” Jacobson said. “People are living in all different places.

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Ripple Effects: Mobile Payments Are Just The Beginning

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What we’re doing with autonomous bots is not that dissimilar from what Google is doing with autonomous cars,” Cohen said in an interview at Symbotic’s Wilmington, Massachusetts headquarters. “I The picture is no less odd than a driverless car. I think, within five years, it’ll change distribution.”.

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The Dawn of Banking Voice Technology

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In partnership with Nuance Communications, the same Massachusetts-based company behind the voice of Siri, the bank is piloting the technology in order to initially promote voice-activated functionality around spending tracking. The bank opted to pilot the technology in its student app, he said, because millennials are known early adopters.

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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers

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Getting on board with this new technology is key for banks and financial institutions as they look for ways to attract millennial consumers. This year, the Digital Banking Tracker looked at millennials’ financial habits and why younger users favor digital banking solutions over traditional banking models. LOOKING AHEAD.

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