PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Macy’s is partnering with the female-led millennial venture capital fund SoGal Ventures to launch an in-store initiative focused on women-owned businesses, Macy’s said in a press release on Thursday (Dec. SoGal was co-founded by Pocket Sun and Elizabeth Galbut in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City.

Las Vegas 136

Las Vegas San Antonio New York City Detroit 136

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The company’s first brick-and-mortar location will be in New York City, The Washington Post reported. The store will also host community events focused on sleep and wellness. The news comes after Casper opened 15 pop-up shops across the U.S. The 3,000-square-foot store will feature six mini-bedrooms. in October.

New York City 100

New York City Los Angeles New York Chicago 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

More than 100 Goodwill store locations ranging from New York to San Francisco are uploading products like collectibles, clothing and furniture to the platform to drive in-store and online sales. Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, for instance, teamed with Price.com.

Regional 145

Regional San Antonio San Francisco New York 145

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

That is the founding premise behind WOOLN, a New York-based startup created by Margaux Rousseau and Faustine Badrichani, two French millennials and knitting enthusiasts who expatriated to the U.S. Not your own grandmother’s hat, maybe, but someone’s grandmother’s hat. And winter is coming.

Meeting 122

Meeting Community Branding New York 122

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based financial services startup Earnin has potentially run afoul of New York State regulators with its payday advance product for consumers. New York is one of 15 states where payday lending has been banned and interest rates have been capped at 25 percent.

Regulation 100

Regulation New York Lending Capital 100

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Texting millennials enters their private zone. Ask permission before texting or emailing them, and don’t abuse the privilege of your direct access with over-communication. Millennials want to be acknowledged. But do community banks know the unwritten rules of successfully engaging with millennials? Seek permission.

Millennials 70

Millennials Community Bank Community social media 70

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Texting millennials enters their private zone. Ask permission before texting or emailing them, and don’t abuse the privilege of your direct access with over-communication. Millennials want to be acknowledged. But do community banks know the unwritten rules of successfully engaging with millennials? Seek permission.

Millennials 70

Millennials Community Bank Community social media 70

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

The company recently filed paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others.

Apple 159

Apple Mobile Fraud Branding 159

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

communities. That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities.

Payments 131

Payments Los Angeles San Francisco New York City 131

PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

And it’s not just about that much-reported millennial “side hustle” either. Gig” is really just a new word for “freelance,” and that’s a concept that’s been around for a long, long time, encompassing much more than the ridesharing and delivery services that come to mind when one hears about the gig economy.

Miami 102

Miami Taxes Kansas City San Francisco 102

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

This month’s edition of the tracker features an interview with Scott Reich and Michael Winik, co-founders o f OurHarvest , a New York-based pop-up initiative that’s part farmers market, part online grocer. After all, if people aren’t carrying bills – or even cards – with them, how will traditionally non-digital retailers keep up?

Retail 104

Retail Maine New York Millennials 104

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

A big part of the new retail investments in the short term will likely involve finding ways to make brick-and-mortar retail appealing to more customers, especially members of the millennial and Gen Z generations, who are coming into increasing earning power. But Kohl’s is sticking by its Amazon program, saying it brings benefits.

Retail 131

Retail New York City Exercises New York 131

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

The face of the small business owner is changing, and not only because millennials are coming into their entrepreneurial age. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics published last week offered the U.S. a look at just how large the gig economy has become, with more professionals opting to be their own boss – at least part-time.

Survey 109

Survey Taxes Data Community 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Here’s where trial and error come into play, and where a sense of community also helps to reinforce the notion that when it comes to exercise , reinforcement is key. A monthly 10-class package in New York City, for example, costs $135. Said Hall, especially in the millennial age, “friends help keep people accountable.”.

Exercises 103

Exercises Community New York City United States 103

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

Since shortly before Christmas 2017, the brand has been pushing health, home and beauty- themed pop-up shops in its flagship store on New York City’s Fifth Avenue. The pop-up program is also designed around building a sense of community, or at least a communal conversation, about their offerings. Pop-up stores.

Retail 101

Retail Los Angeles Branding New York 101

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

Housing mini Sephora stores within the department store chain’s larger footprint has allowed the retailer to both attract a younger (read: millennial), more product-savvy beauty consumer, while introducing its core customers to new products and brands. As PYMNTS reported, on Jan.

Retail 100

Retail New York City Strategy Millennials 100

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

New York City and the Bay Area combined,” he said. The customers tend to be on the young side — that is, below the age of 35 — which speaks to the focus on sustainability among millennial and younger consumers. “We We want to build a community around shared values,” Cherny noted. Only 6 percent are from L.A.,

Retail 116

Retail New York City Millennials Boston 116

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we round up the latest tech news happening around the globe, including Microsoft’s expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) footprint in Montreal, how Puerto Rico is taking on tech innovation and Indianapolis’ efforts to lure tech talent. Montreal’s AI Future .

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico Indianapolis Indiana San Francisco 100

NCR

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The 24-year-old consults with companies worldwide on how to reach the millennial audience. So last year, the New York resident left the big bank, setting up an account with Simple, an FDIC-insured direct bank based in Portland, Oregon, where he can do all of his banking online – without any monthly fees.

Millennials 40

Millennials Survey Portland Oregon 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Coinsource, America’s largest bitcoin ATM provider, just announced proudly that the company now has 55 ATM kiosks, after adding six new ones in California — four in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. The average rate of a new bitcoin ATM? The math comes out to one per week. What about gift cards?

Bitcoin 100

Bitcoin ATM Cards Los Angeles 100

American Banker

MAY 2, 2016

Amalgamated Bank in New York has started offering down payment insurance to homebuyers in a move it hopes will set it apart with highly mobile millennial borrowers.

Millennials 28

Millennials New York Mobile Payments 28

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2016

A few years ago, The New York Times took a shot at the quantification of fun with an article that does the rounds on social media every summer in late June despite the fact that it is now four years old. This year, 89 percent of millennials are planning to take a vacation. The New York Times is right.

United States 101

United States National New York Data 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Phair told The New York Times that “pure-play eCommerce” is beginning to give way to a blended omnicommerce experience that doesn’t draw a distinction between digital and physical commerce so much as it tries to merge them into a single customer journey with many on-ramps.

Retail 102

Retail Branding Online Customer Experience 102

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

One where grocery stores, restaurants and eCommerce can deliver anything and everything to your home almost instantly by drone, payments are automatic, doctors do house calls, people communicate by FaceTime and most of the labor force works remotely. Research shows that consumers want more personalization and convenience.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Los Angeles California 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In London too, Apple Pay works on the Underground, buses and trains, and the company is keen to serve Boston, New York and other cities with tap-and-pay mobile services. Digital Currency – Millennials Just Aren’t That Into You. Operator East Japan Railway Company alone served 17.4

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

NCR

JUNE 14, 2016

April kicked off Financial Literacy Month so we recently talked with Becky Stapleton, senior executive vice president and chief banking officer at S&T Bank, to learn about the various initiatives they host in order to promote financial literacy in their local community. S&T Bank is a community bank in every sense of the term.

Pennsylvania 40

Pennsylvania Community Regional Indiana 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

As Messenger chief David Marcus told The New York Times , “We’re conversational creatures …That’s the way our brain functions.”. It’s creating a parallel universe for Facebook with messaging in which all the communication between people and businesses will be within its walls.

Google 100

Google Mobile Branding Apple 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. Ninety-two million millennials will soon be in what Goldman Sachs calls their “prime spending years.” Robinhood’s clutter-free user interface design is flypaper for millennial audiences. trillion in annual spending.

Tools 78

Tools Millennials US Mobile 78

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

. “We believe that WeWork will add an important new layer to our Crystal City neighborhood, and their residents will be a magnet for others like them.”. These smart millennials are in high demand by employers and infuse fresh energy into neighborhoods. ”. WeWork is a place where we send a good number of our clients.

Boston 30

Boston New York US Community 30

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

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

Alt-lender targeting millennials . HQ: New York City. HQ: New York City. HQ: New Oreans, Louisiana. Community platform for investors. HQ: New York City. Total raised: $7.85 HQ: Los Angeles, California. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $5.6 million Series A. Total raised: $305.6

Company 12

Company Fintech New York City Lending 12

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

To give you a sense of the many new ideas at the upcoming FinovateFall conference in New York, we’ve launched our Sneak Peek series. Bankjoy offers developers a banking API for a modern, real-time, holistic interface for credit unions and community banks.

How To 12

How To Analytics Millennials Data 12

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Here are a few brief introductions, but be sure to check our our Sneak Peek series to learn more about the innovators and entrepreneurs who will take the stage at the New York Hilton Midtown in just a few weeks. Bleu’s vision is to change the payment experience and create new platforms for mobile transactions.

Company 12

Company Software Analytics Mobile 12

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Earlier this year at FinovateSpring, our attendees awarded a Best of Show trophy to BanQu ( F16 ) , a company that uses blockchain technology to help refugee and displaced persons re-establish community ties through identification and financial inclusion. Another just-launched startup doing something similar is New York-based Debitize.

blockchain 12

blockchain Trends Fintech Cards 12

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

In other words, bringing back the idea of the shopping destination as a community gathering point — with shopping, but also activities that create engagement: speakers, dining, product launches and local brands. The next stop: New York. “If If you had asked me where we would be going next, I would not have said New York.

New York 144

New York Retail Branding Online 144

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

“It has been approximately six months since we broadly rolled out the redesign of our application, and we have been working hard to iterate and improve Snapchat based on the feedback from our community,” the CEO wrote. Tencent was also named as a possible natural corporate home for Snap Inc.,

Apple 181

Apple social media Millennials Report 181

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148