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What Hath Bridge Millennials Wrought To Commerce And Payments?

PYMNTS

The new year will bring a new round of one of the hottest games in the payments-and-commerce world: What makes millennials tick? Census, millennials are 25 to 34 years old. The reason for that is because data shows a significant difference in payments and commerce between this segment and the Census view of millennials.

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Retail Feels The Wide Impact Of Bridge Millennials

PYMNTS

Among the forces working to influence and change retail — and do so into the 2019 holiday shopping season, as well as the 2020s — is the rise of bridge millennials. Having had the time to establish their careers, they enjoy higher spending power than younger millennials, who are just now dipping their toes into the professional world.

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5 Reasons to expand small business lending

Abrigo

In the 2015 Growth Strategy Survey by Bank Director , the most commonly cited areas for growth were Commercial Real Estate Lending, C&I loans, SBA loans, and Construction loans. This is compounded by the growing trend of Millennial small business owners.

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What 2019 Will Mean for Millennial Commerce and Payments

PYMNTS

The new year will bring a new round of one of the hottest games in the payments-and-commerce world: What Makes Millennials Tick? Among the most influential drivers of retail change is a subset of consumers PYMNTS identifies as “ Bridge Millennials.” Take those bridge millennials. Retail Response. And retailers are taking note.

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Deep Dive: How Bridge Millennials Are Reinventing The Gas Run

PYMNTS

Among the most influential drivers of retail change is a subset of consumers PYMNTS identifies as “ Bridge Millennials.” It also spends approximately $2,225 per year on retail purchases, which is more than $830 more than baby boomers and nearly $300 more than younger millennials. A Premium On App-Based Payments.

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Mortgage Lending Snag: Boomers & Millennials Vie for the Same Houses

The Financial Brand

Just as more Millennials are finally looking to become homeowners they find starter homes have been grabbed by retirees or investors. The post Mortgage Lending Snag: Boomers & Millennials Vie for the Same Houses appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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How Small FIs’ SMB Lending Journeys Nudge The US Toward Open Banking

PYMNTS

As Mark Rockefeller, co-founder and chief executive officer of small business lending-as-a-service provider StreetShares , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, that pressure to digitize expands to credit unions and community banks in their SMB lending offerings, too, and do it profitably. “This is an extraordinary thing. .”

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