PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. The webinar featured Karen Webster from PYMNTS and Amy Parsons, senior vice president of global acceptance at Discover Financial Services and its payments brand, Discover Global Network.

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Retail Millennials New York City social media 137

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Demand among businesses — especially smaller firms — skyrocketed as they attempted to blunt revenue challenges and keep their operations above water, but these companies faced numerous hiccups when securing financing. Payors surveyed stated that they made only 45 percent of all their disbursements via non-instant payment methods, in fact.

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Millennials Payments Lending Study 239

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

43 percent : That is the amount of high-income millennials who said they would be more likely to visit a gas station if its app offered them convenience, loyalty and savings. Part of the reason is worry about the security of using mobile apps for gas purchases. But what about apps that offer more?

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Millennials Mobile Payments Groups 107

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Only 26 percent of all consumer payments are made in the U.S. Beyond the wholesale shift to digital payments, Cole told PYMNTS in a recent interview, there are pockets of growth that are seeing more digital acceleration than others as lockdowns linger and businesses reopen on a staggered basis. The Demographics .

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Payments Security Millennials Retail 262

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Afterpay has announced its in-store buy now, pay later (BNPL) service is being offered by major retailers at locations across the country. Shoppers can use Afterpay to buy items in select retail stores using their Afterpay card, a virtual, contactless card stored in their digital wallet,” the firm said in a Tuesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Shifting consumer habits are causing a sea change in the retail landscape. And businesses that are unprepared for this change – including gas station retailers – could risk getting drowned out by the competition that more quickly adapts to this reality. Technology is an essential element of Bridge Millennials’ shopping processes.

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Millennials Mobile Groups Retail 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Dallas-based busing line Greyhound is all too familiar with such problems, prompting it to implement advanced learning technologies to secure ticketing. Our number one goal was making sure that process was as frictionless as possible while making sure that we [offered] a fully secure process.”. Keeping bad actors off the bus .

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Security Tools Fraud System 141

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

From fuel pumps to convenience stores (C-stores), many consumers worry about the security of their personal financial information. adults are concerned about the security of their financial data when making payments at these venues. Mobile wallets , however, have advantages that span from convenience to security.

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Security Mobile Retail Survey 140

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2016

19) released a report, dubbed “Millennial Study: Privacy vs. Customer Experience,” which charts the digital consumer preferences and behaviors of millennials in seven global markets — the U.S., Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico and Brazil — and found millennials are guarded about sharing their personal data.

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Millennials Study Data Customer Experience 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

The rise of smart vending machines, driven by data and contactless payments, has the power to upend the way we shop, building loyalty and speeding adoption of contactless payments along the way. The Changing Retail Footprint. This has become an irreversible trend,” he said.

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Retail Data Operations Payments 138

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

Move over millennials , there’s a new kid in town that is about to become nearer and dearer to retailers’ hearts: Gen Z. Gen Zers are also cautious of shopping at retailers who have had past security breaches, according to the study, with 59 percent saying they would purposely avoid shopping at such retailers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business.

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Retail Cards Millennials Fraud 141

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

What this demographic wants out of peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces is changing, however, as more millennials become fully active members of the working world. Millennials are still spending money on trips and vacations, but how and where they do so is shifting. Millennials And Their Changing Travel And Payment Opinions.

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Millennials Payments Groups Mobile 141

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Convenience store operators would be wise to pay close attention to the purchasing habits of a certain subset of consumer: the Bridge Millennial — the first generation of connected consumers with spending power. Building A Better Bridge Millennial Gas App. For C-Stores, An Opportunity To Woo Bridge Millennials.

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Millennials Mobile Payments Survey 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Digital banks , for one, are teaming up with technology providers to accelerate settlement times for payments collected at the point-of-sale (POS). The Septem ber Faster Payments Tracker explores new initiatives aimed at better serving SMBs’ payment needs as well as other key developments in the space.

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Mobile Payments Apple Millennials 246

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

In B2B news, Visa is launching an end-to-end payments network called Visa B2B Connect , which is built on elements of distributed ledger technology and the open-source Hyperledger Fabric framework. And, in retail, firms from automakers to merchants are tapping into connected commerce technology. All this, Today In Data.

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Security Millennials Data Retail 148

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

From barter, to cash, to eCommerce, and now, to contactless payments – even those enabled by voice command. The steady drumbeat of tech has brought purchasing from bills and coins to cards and contactless payments – done across all manner of devices and through pushes, taps, swipes and waves, at any time. percentage points to 31.3

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Millennials Payments Study Groups 140

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Bloomberg notes that such an offering would be unusual, as retail investors generally do not get an opportunity to participate in an IPO at the offering price. Having retail investors buy shares ahead of the opening could also limit the size of the rally of the stock on its first day of trading.

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Massachusetts Fintech Millennials Retail 363

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Sezzle , the installments payments platform, will be working on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services with Target , a press release says, which will test how the popular payment trend works with the retail giant's operations.

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Leadership Millennials Retail Study 302

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers are focusing on sustainable and ethical fashion and retail more than before.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. These plans fund retail purchases that consumers can then pay off over time in typically four installments. How BNPL Plans Help Shoppers Defer Payments With Predictable Fees.

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Payments Tools Retail Cards 185

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

That’s one of the driving ideas behind a new service that Marriott International recently launched for Chinese travelers going overseas — a service that also helps to demonstrate how the country’s growing tourist class is changing payments and retail. The Fliggy Payment Feature. Fliggy Moves To Secure Loyalty.

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Retail Payments social media Mobile 129

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. The rise of mobile commerce and selling of digital goods has added to retailers’ fraud problems. According to the PYMNTS Securing B2B Payments Report , criminals last year successfully made off with $4.2

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Fraud Retail Online Study 124

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In payment methods, consumers learned about new payment options and adopted them at a dramatic rate. Data: 200K : Minimum number of businesses using Shift4 Payments ’ secure payment processing solutions. $68 11.5% : Share of bridge millennials who have used buy now, pay later (BNPL). . $68

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Payments Millennials Survey Data 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

While it’s not uncommon for these Internet of Things (IoT) devices to be accessed by attackers looking for a stealthy way in, it’s also not uncommon for merchants to overlook these as a point of security vulnerability. to provide additional layers of security. Going Beyond PCI.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When you look at the spending graphs for millennials at that time, debit was growing at twice the speed of credit, but the average order value was much lower, which correlates with the lower disposable income in the demographic at the time,” Molnar noted. billion in sales for the month of November alone. According to J.P.

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Innovation Payments Trends Regulation 289

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where payments become more invisible the more digital they become, there’s never been a better opportunity to consider new ways to enable the digital transformation of financial services in a secure and compliant way. Payments Security As A Digital Business Enabler. Or watch its digital disruption.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

The pandemic has upended many consumers’ financial lives and typical purchasing behaviors, leading them to reconsider their go-to payment tools. Even consumers who are feeling more financially secure may want to tap new tools to help them maintain their good financial standings and stay in control of their budgets.

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Tools Payments Millennials Survey 131

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Dutch payments processor Adyen showed significant double digit, first half gains, driven by online commerce and global business from mid market firms. Brex’s open credit line, three-month payment terms and interest-free financing are now available to all BigCommerce merchants through the BigCommerce App Store.

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Marketing Millennials Payments Compliance 116

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

It seems that most every industry these days is vying for millennial dollars and devotion. For an industry where millennials are projected to spend nearly $800 billion in 2017 (that’s 7 percent more on monthly food budgets than average Americans), restaurants are hankering to pull out all the stops to get millennials to order — in or out.

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Millennials Mobile User Experience Survey 125

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

More than half of consumers appear to be expecting to adopt digital payment methods in the next few years. The Paysafe study focused on one main question: What is the tipping point that has been moving people from cash payments to alternative cash formats, thus setting the stage for a lot of change in retail?

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Data Payments Millennials Study 120

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

They may spend hours browsing retailers’ online or mobile websites, only to abandon the items placed in their carts — the digital equivalent to window shopping. Cost is a major concern for consumers, especially for millennials and members of Gen Z, who tend to view spending differently than older generations.

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Millennials Retail Mobile Online 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

On the slightly more serious side of the payments news this week, BJ’s Wholesale Club looks like it’s going up for sale — and the rumor of the week is that Amazon is thinking about buying it. The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. these days.

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Millennials Cards New York Branding 109

Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

For businesses that serve a predominantly millennial audience, knowing the age group’s tolerance toward online security measures is an important lesson that coincides with customer retention, according to David Britton, vice president of industry solutions of global fraud and identity at Experian.

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Fraud Millennials Retail Security 104

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the case of Afterpay , the buy now pay later (BNPL) payment services platform, it turned out to be the Kardashian media empire that came to call via the form. In this case, it provided a really great opportunity to work closely with their whole team, and to learn about the impact of influence-based businesses on retail.”.

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US Millennials Retail Payments 157

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Retroactive Jobless Payments A Sticking Point In Coronavirus Stimulus Talks. PayPal has introduced QR code payments in iZettle’s point-of-sale app in the U.K. to advance secure, contactless transactions as stores reopen amid COVID-19 restrictions. Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit.

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Trends Fraud Millennials Community Bank 175

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It’s time to shift gears when it comes to a commonly held perception about millennials and vehicle ownership. After years of believing millennials were disavowing the practice, recent studies indicate the millennial generation is kicking the tires on the concept of owning or leasing their own set of wheels after all.

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Trends Mobile Millennials Payments 120