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Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella

PYMNTS

However, there are only about 16,000 hotel rooms in the region and 125,000 concertgoers who need a place to sleep. Many attendees book a hotel room if they’re able, and nearby hotels seize the opportunity, with some as far as 30 miles away attracting thousands of festivalgoers with pre-party events.

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BNPL Fraud — When "Buy Now, Pay Later" Backfires

FICO

The company says that over half of Afterpay’s customers in the United States are millennials, aged 25 to 40 years old. Afterpay’s growth numbers are consistent with those contained in the Journal article , which says that roughly one in five millennials used a buy now, pay later service in 2020, about double the rate of Gen X.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

A slew of startups have emerged over the last few years that are especially popular among millennials, and designed to serve as a cheap investment manager and an introduction to the basics of wealth management. Meanwhile, it’s cutting costs and hiring new workers in places like Malaysia and Utah, where the expense of operating is lower.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? see https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/this-is-how-a-banker-in-brooklyn-makes-money-on-millennials ). Is it in the water?

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Project Teddy Bear collects stuffed animals and gives them to at-risk children in Utah. Is it in the water?

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