PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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Payments Millennials Retail Trends 279

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. InMarket’s data also showed customers were spending about 17 percent more on gift cards in 2020.

Cards 160

Cards Retail Study Survey 160

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. However, they are also hesitant to pay for those new experiences with credit cards or other traditional financing options. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later Worl d.

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Millennials Payments Retail Apple 219

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Millennials to the Rescue.

Retail 183

Retail Millennials Cards social media 183

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Millennials have long been sought-after travel and hospitality customers, partly because they are perfectly placed to seek such experiences. This unique status creates both opportunities and challenges for firms in the space, as millennials search for the experiences they crave. Furthermore, millennials are set to spend $1.4

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Millennials Branding Mobile Data 154

Bank Innovation

JULY 20, 2017

Banks are taking the battle for millennial customers where it belongs: mobile. Citibank and JPMorgan Chase users will now be able to link cards to PayPal via mobile, allowing customers of both banks to add cards before paying online and in-store via the PayPal mobile wallet, both banks announced today.

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Mobile Millennials Cards Online 295

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

s robust marketing strategy for its retail bank has paid off, as the bank today reported that half of its new retail customers were millennials. Of Ally Financial’s 230,000 new retail deposit customers via its retail side, Ally Bank, 126,500 were millennials, according to bank’s earnings report released today.

Retail 170

Retail Millennials Marketing Strategies Strategy 170

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

In June, Costco launched a revamped digital membership app that allows members to use its mobile device rather than flashing a physical card upon entry and during checkout. Offering an app doesn’t a guarantee retailers popularity or loyalty, though. Much has been made about app fatigue, yet retailers keep launching them.

Retail 181

Retail Millennials Mobile Payments 181

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space. Bridge Millennials Crossing Over To BNPL. percent of bridge millennials.”

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Millennials Report United States Study 256

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Capital One Financial Corp (CapOne) is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “risky,” Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. BNPL transactions allow users to pay for merchandise across several installments interest-free, while also paying the retailer in full at the time of the sale.

Capital 184

Capital Cards Millennials Regional 184

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The stated goal, according to new CEO Jim Brett – is for the brand to build back its audience particularly among millennial shoppers. Teaming up with another retailer is not wholly new ground – some J.Crew and Madewell items are already on sale, and a partnership with Hudson Bay has already been announced.

Millennials 128

Millennials Retail Branding Mobile 128

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. 11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. Uber reported its earnings last week.

Retail 141

Retail Cards Millennials Fraud 141

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Although the installment concept is hardly new, Afterpay’s platform and growing catalog of retailers has brought fame and fortune to the company and its founders. A big part of Afterpay’s growth stems from the fact that its super-simple service is appealing to both customers and retailers alike. Preference For Debit. million U.S.

US 322

US Retail Cards Millennials 322

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Tim Moran, senior vice president of product and marketing at Worldnet , told PYMNTS that the age of automated retail is dawning — but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Moran said the overall trend toward automation is being driven by the consumer, and in particular, by millennial consumers.

Retail 181

Retail Analytics Millennials Online 181

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

For a customer using a revolving credit tool, such as a credit card, the best outcome is to pay their balance in full each month, which has the benefit of buying now and paying later, with none of the attendant harms like paying an interest fee. However, that usually isn’t the best outcome for the card issuer.

Millennials 158

Millennials Retail Tools Branding 158

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Not willingly – unless you use a credit card at the POS terminal, that is, in which case you’ll pay the retail price plus 21 percent. Multitudes of Americans woke up and wised up to the true nature of credit after the Great Recession, driving a surge in the use of debit cards. Would you pay interest on a cup of coffee?

Millennials 131

Millennials Fraud ATM Cards 131

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

In a sign of the times, American Express is increasing the rewards on its Blue Cash Preferred Card, announcing 6 percent cash back on U.S. American Express said the Blue Cash Preferred Card will still offer 6 percent cash back in U.S. “If I had to pick, I’d argue that the best potential fits are older millennials and Gen Xers.

Millennials 111

Millennials Cards Lending Industry 111

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.

Leadership 302

Leadership Millennials Retail Study 302

Bank Innovation

MARCH 30, 2016

” For Millennials, the cry might as well be, “I want my mobile banking.” ” About 67% of Millennials now use mobile banking, according to a study released today by the Federal Reserve. For Gen Y, the rallying cry was, “I want my MTV.” This compares to 18% for those consumers aged 60 Read More.

Millennials 150

Millennials Mobile Study Online 150

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool. Kohl’s is following a retail movement to offer curated collections so shoppers can explore new trends. In another attempt to reach millennials, Kohl’s partnered with Popsugar to launch a clothing line last September.

Millennials 133

Millennials Data social media Branding 133

Bank Innovation

AUGUST 10, 2016

It’s not just millennial customers banks are adjusting to today — it’s millennial employees.

Millennials 150

Millennials Strategy Technology Online 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

Retail frequently adapts well to the new technologies or tools consumers might be using to shop, but repricing goods to accommodate customers who are wary of overspending is often out of its reach. This is prompting retailers outside the luxury space to explore buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. Brands in Australia, the U.K.

Retail 131

Retail Millennials Cards Branding 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Is there a secret sauce for merchants to capture the evolving millennial? One formula that offers engaging consumer experiences, and doesn’t insult the intelligence of millennials, is a combination of private-label debit and rewards or loyalty programs. Reaching Millennials. However, millennials care about more than price.

Millennials 115

Millennials Mobile Branding Samsung 115

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

All that’s left now, more or less, is the rush of returns that will all but overwhelm some retailers. However, after almost 50 years, it began to fade in the 1980s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards. So, what kinds of products will people be getting this year? Top Sellers. That’s not all.

Millennials 139

Millennials Branding Trends Retail 139

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The past several months have been largely defined in the retail world by merchants and brands making quick digital pivots to stay afloat in an environment that’s gone from “digital sometimes” to “digital mostly.”. When selling online became the only game in town, retailers across the board got very seriously digital overnight.

Retail 142

Retail Meeting Millennials Branding 142

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While they enjoy many FinTech innovations, most millennials don’t have a snowball’s chance of earning more than their parents — ever. It’s one thing for the millennial offspring of the billionaire hedge-fund scions to fall short of making a billion because they only manage to pull down $760 million a year. It’s a fact. population.

Millennials 100

Millennials Fintech Cards Groups 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. 35 percent of retail businesses have experienced an increase in demand. percent of millennials believe it is “very” important to receive payments in real time. percent use debit cards and 42.1 31 percent bank via app.

Data 277

Data Innovation Payments Millennials 277

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. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

Retail 137

Retail Millennials New York City social media 137

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The reason private label works so well in stores, Bread CEO and Co-founder Josh Abramowitz told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, is because they are so well-integrated with the physical retail environments for which they were created. This isn’t the case for retailers born in the online world, Abramowitz contends.

Cards 144

Cards Retail Online Millennials 144

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

With the busy holiday season upon us, we are proud to offer a truly multi-channel payment solution that has proven to bring new customers and increased sales to our retail partners,” Afterpay Global Chief Revenue Officer Melissa Davis said in the announcement.

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Millennials Retail United States National 200

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

For the purposes of this exercise, we’re going to describe the “typical” grocery shopper – a bridge millennial, a 36-year-old mom of 1.93 Our shopper will use her card-on-file with her supermarket. This compares to 39 percent who wanted to register credit cards and 44 percent who wanted to register debit cards last year.

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Study Survey Exercises Cards 362

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

End-to-end gift card platform Qwikcilver has launched its Woohoo virtual gift card store on the Google Pay Spot Platform to enable users in India to buy and send virtual gift cards in real time, the United News of India reported on Monday (Dec. The more upscale the restaurant, the greater the decline.

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Google Cards Millennials Survey 148

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Apparel subscriptions are adapting to the work-from-home trend, as physical retail stores are feeling the effects of light traffic and reluctant shoppers. In digital retail, the social commerce category is completing the year with a flourish as consumers discover new ways to shop from shared videos and social posts.

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Millennials Video Retail Data 163

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And now, thanks to a global pandemic that has pushed more business online, tightened wallets and compressed delivery times, the retail landscape has undergone huge changes in a relatively short amount of time. “So Go online, order it and we’ll just send it to you the same day’” — whether the consumer has a Target card or not.

Retail 291

Retail Online Millennials Cards 291

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. percent), credit cards (11.1 So what do BMs want from a gas app?

Millennials 130

Millennials Mobile Payments Survey 130

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

The release says the new program is meant to incentivize those who make payments on time and “choose to spend responsibly,” praising young people in the millennial and Gen-Z population who have made the choice to use debit cards and pay on time, “yet their responsible decision of spending their own money is not rewarded.”.

Payments 181

Payments Millennials Cards Retail 181

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Mastercard has moved into point-of-sale financing with the acquisition of Vyze, a FinTech firm the payment card network calls an “an end-to-end platform that facilitates financing options for merchants’ customers at checkout.”. As well, Bankrate has estimated that roughly 33 percent of millennials have cards.

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Millennials Cards Maine Retail 188