PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2017

It’s been chronicled in these virtual pages that millennials are the driving force behind change – change in how payments are done, how banking is banked, how social media influences commerce (or doesn’t) and how shopping may become a hybrid of high touch across the digital and physical realms.

Millennials 101

Millennials Branding social media Operations 101

ZootBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In today’s environment, as banks manage increased regulation and competition from industry outsiders, they must operate in the same fashion. There are now more than 8,000 financial technology companies in the United States with the potential to shake up traditional financial institutions. They become students of the game.

Innovation 60

Innovation Fintech social media Knowledge Base 60

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2018

Part of it is a savvy social media-based distribution model through WeChat. It’s what is driving the discount chain Five Below to open another 128 stores in 2018 (including one on the most expensive street in Manhattan), on top of the 600 they already have and on the way to the 2,500 they aim to open in total in the United States.

New York 148

New York New York City Retail social media 148

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The wellness trends is affecting everything from the way gyms operate to how retailers design clothing to how smart cities are designed. Notably, millennials are more lifestyle-focused, placing a greater value on health and wellness over material goods than ever before. Meet Maya, our hypothetical wellness-focused millennial consumer.

Trends 76

Trends Branding Examples Industry 76

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Branding social media 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” An enormous part of By Chloe’s success is that its dishes and restaurants are optimized for social media.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

Millennials. If you’re a millennial, the FinTech world is literally beating a path to your front door. PayPal and Visa’s partnership includes real-time access to funds that millennials “Venmo” to each other if there’s a Visa debit card involved. Millennials are clearly a sizzle. Context + commerce = sizzle. The next step?

Apple 100

Apple Millennials Mobile Fintech 100