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Millennials Are Buying More Gift Cards Than Ever — For Themselves

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Maybe millennials really are a self-centered bunch? New data suggests that they are buying more gift cards than ever before but then turning around and spending those cards on themselves. adults in June of this year to examine the shift in gift card consumers to prepaid and rechargeable cards issued directly from retailers.

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China’s Millennials Willing To Take On Debt

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Along with being largely more tech-savvy, educated and affluent than previous generations, Chinese millennials were also raised in a time of relative stability and affluence in the nation. By then, Chinese millennials could account for about 53 percent of total consumption spending. Chinese millennials are taking on debt 18.5

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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. and yes, this looks like card data breach. American Express cards, from time immemorial, has signaled affluence among holders — particularly the Platinum Card. Ready to jump in?

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Chase Sapphire Card Holders Get 100,000 Rewards Points When They Open A Mortgage

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JPMorgan Chase is intensifying its rewards points battle with American Express by offering 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points for its Sapphire, Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve credit card holders that open a mortgage with the company. Earlier this week Chase announced the new offer , which will run through August 6.

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Not Down For The Count, Cash Still Counts For Plenty

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Brazil and Mexico — the total amount in cash payments for the region was $3 trillion in 2015, with weighted average cash use at 14 percent of GDP, with an estimated increase, annually, of 4 percent through 2020 in absolute dollars but a decline in percentage of GDP by 1.2 Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S., do not accept cash.

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The Rise Of Card-on-File Commerce

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Capturing and then enabling card-on-file payments when consumers buy the products or services they consume in the physical world. Part of that includes reminding consumers to use their contactless cards when they check out in their stores (if they have one) or their mobile wallets (if they choose). Uber and Starbucks pioneered it.

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Thoughts from American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015

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This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. A regional bank poll of millennials found that not one could name a community institution in their area. As expected, it was a great way to read the temperature of the banking industry. This requires additional spending.