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Digital Banking, With Millennial, Mobile – And Governmental – Tailwinds

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As many as 72 percent of bridge millennials say mobile apps are important for accessing bank accounts. In addition, passporting can help companies expand services across nations. As we noted in this space earlier in the summer, using apps to bank is markedly being embraced by the younger generation.

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

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Online lending startup Social Finance (SoFi) is in talks to go public through a sale to blank-check acquisition company. Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit. Nearly 90 percent of millennials have credit cards, yet still seek new ways to finance their online purchases.

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The Sun Sets on the ABA's National Conference for Community Bankers

Jeff For Banks

On February 14-17 the American Bankers Association held their National Conference for Community Bankers. The community bank takes deposits from your community, and then lends into your community, with decision makers based here , where the financial institution's employees live, work, and volunteer.

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Trust And Speed Light A New Path To Omnichannel Retail

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Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.” By comparison, 32 percent of Gen Z, 35 percent of millennials and 22 percent of Gen X consumers buy online from the same store.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Banking artificial intelligence (AI), the customer experience, enticing millennials, and change management are among subjects tackled in recent episodes. Sometimes 20 minutes, sometimes 50 minutes, this podcast digs into such topics as creating branch experiences that go hand-in-hand with digital ones, identifying risk, and consumer lending.

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

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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. The consumer bank will be divided into one section focused on consumer lending, and the other on branches and small businesses. Wells Fargo CEO Reorganizes Business Units.

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What Is Powering The Emerging Pawnaissance?

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While short-term lending in general has a pretty rough reputation, the pawn loan is the most ill-regarded arena in an already unloved category of consumer lending. The loan amount a borrower can get from a pawnbroker is determined solely by the value of the item itself; as in most forms of short-term lending, there is no credit check.

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