PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Releasing AR headsets would put the social media giant in direct competition with AR startups like Magic Leap and Thalmic Labs. Zara combined AR and social media when it introduced augmented reality displays to 120 of its brick-and mortar stores worldwide in April.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

Beloved by younger millennials and up-and-coming Generation Z members, Snapchat is the little social media engine that could in an era when it seemed the social media die had all been cast (and where Facebook won most of the rolls). Borrowing is an option, but an expensive one as interest rates are climbing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Google … and Ad-Supported Search . The category that Google innovated 20 years ago – ad-supported search – now appears to be one of its scariest things. Consumers don’t Google for takeout anymore – they go straight to Grubhub. Apple … and the iPhone Customer. eBay … and eBay.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Social media promotes the experience of buying and decorating those trees, something that is considered, in certain quarters, as more “authentic” than going with an artificial option. That is helpful especially for “millennial and Generation Xers,” he said. An longstanding adage — cliché? An longstanding adage — cliché?

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

They also had resumes that included stints at a veritable catalog of tech headliners, including Twitter, Google, YouTube, Quora and Postmates (to name a few). A Better Solution Than Google. A lot of younger millennial parents are turning to Google to find answers to these questions,” adds Halsall. “So

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

On its eCommerce website, the company accepts credit cards, PayPal and Google Pay at checkout. It is finding a lot of success, as might be expected, with people like urban millennials, Kurzrock noted, and similar groups. For promotion, the company is very active on social media and also has events.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2017

A phenomenon that was once stretched out over the course of a six-month viewing season — and nearly two-dozen post-episode water cooler conversations — has now been compressed into a weekend of binge-watching and cryptic social media posting so as not to spoil the excitement for others. That’s not a joke.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Source: Think with Google.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Three ways millennials could accelerate FinTech trends in 2016. When it comes to finance, millennials are a generation known to be conservative in spending and distrustful of financial institutions. Thus, it’s not shocking that millennials are a driving factor in the growing financial technology, or FinTech, movement.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

million podcasts in the world, you might find it daunting to weed through the lists on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, or other platforms to find the best banking podcasts. Banking artificial intelligence (AI), the customer experience, enticing millennials, and change management are among subjects tackled in recent episodes.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

social media presence. With the average individual spending 100 minutes on social media each day, it’s entirely possible for community banks to share some of that screen time. If you’re an online bank or are simply looking for younger, more millennial-type customers, Twitter and Instagram are strong platforms to use.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Notable players in the FinTech P2P space include Square Cash and PayPal-owned Venmo, which has gained popularity for incorporating social media elements to appeal to younger consumers while helping users overcome the “ awkwardness of money ,” as the company likes to say. Selling Parents (And Their Millennial Kids) on P2P.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Whether it’s Netflix or Spotify, Farnsworth explained, millennials prefer subscription services for their anytime, on-demand access and the seamless experiences they offer. It’s valuable data for even social media platforms like Facebook and Google that lack in-depth insights into how movie ads on their platform are translating into sales.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

consumers, a representative sample of the mobile-using public, found that consumers access one of more than 44 different apps the very first thing when they wake up every day across those different categories — from email to their calendar to mobile banking , social media, shopping and messaging apps.

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Banking 2020

MARCH 7, 2015

8 astonishing facts bankers should know about millennials: Did you know that recent data shows that 52% of millennials prefer non-traditional payments ? Six strategies to attract young members: With the average age of credit union members being consumers in their mid-to-late 40s, credit unions are missing a major market –millennials.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 31, 2019

On a recent visit to my local coffee shop, I realized how uphill a task this can be with millennials and Generation Z patrons who are joining the ranks of coffee aficionados. The teens scoffed at the manager’s dictation of how they’re supposed to behave, and amusingly grew annoyed for being deprived of some social media mobile device time.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Andy Kulina: I think what’s happened in the last 10 years is that social media has really changed the way that everybody communicates with each other, especially across digital channels. If you look at some of the statistics, search and social click-through rates are eight times and two times respectively more effective.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

More than 1 in 3 people won’t eat at a restaurant with 3-stars on online review websites like Yelp, Facebook and Google. The online review space has entered the social media era, and banks are struggling to catch up. Online reviews are social media.

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NCR

AUGUST 2, 2016

More than 1 in 3 people won’t eat at a restaurant with 3-stars on online review websites like Yelp, Facebook and Google. The online review space has entered the social media era, and banks are struggling to catch up. The theme on every bank’s social media manager is “compliance.” Online Reviews Are Social Media.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

Millennials loved it even more: Only 57 percent reported watching primetime TV live that year, opting instead to watch prerecorded and/or streaming video or to play video games. Booking a massage at a nearby spa with great reviews discovered on Google Maps after searching for a place “nearby” with availability. Observers : the 41.8

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Long Lasting Ideas

JANUARY 5, 2015

In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. A whopping 63 percent of millennials (ages 18 to 29) don’t have a credit card, according to a survey commissioned by Bankrate and compiled by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Offer millennials the human touch.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And big technology companies – Apple, Amazon, Google, and others – are adding financial services as another differentiated feature to help lock users into their proprietary ecosystems. Nearly half (47%) of Millennials and a little more than a third (36%) of Gen Zers and Gen Xers engage in shadow financial activities.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Ninety-two million millennials will soon be in what Goldman Sachs calls their “prime spending years.” Bankrate found 83% of millennials don’t think they’ll ever retire: they simply “don’t think they’ll have the money” to do so.). In aggregate, they command $1.3 trillion in annual spending. And it worked.

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Digital Growth Institute

JUNE 28, 2023

Unfortunately, there is currently a trust gap, with many millennials feeling like they have no one they can trust for financial guidance. Only a mere 8% of millennials trust financial institutions. So, where do people turn for answers and guidance?

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

In March 2019, US government officials relaxed privacy restrictions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to allow Apple, Google, and Microsoft to facilitate virtual doctors’ visits through their existing chat and video apps, including FaceTime and Skype. Big tech companies quickly jumped on the opportunity.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 15, 2016

Available only via mobile app, imaginBank is a new initiative by Spanish bank, Caixabank targeting millennials. And one in every three Spanish millennials is a customer of their bank. The mobile app for imaginBank is available as a free download from Google Play (Android) or from the Apple App Store (iOS). CaixaBank serves 2.9

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Google Ventures, for example, has backed Brandless , Soylent , and Ripple , while SoftBank recently poured $240M into Brandless. Startups are marketing to millennial employees at work. While millennials may be making fewer trips to brick-and-mortar stores, they’re definitely spending time at work. Long-term challenges.

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Your Full Potential

JANUARY 19, 2016

Sharing – search engines like Google are constantly creating new algorithms to reward businesses with better SEO (Search Engine Optimization) when their content is shared using social media. Encourage your followers, friends, etc. to share the content that you are providing.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Fiserv is meeting that need for FIs and millennials. Industry leader Fiserv is tackling the issue account opening for Millennials. The account has a tie into social media and sharing. This is the integration of mobile social media with trading. Now a more “Google”-like dashboard. Interesting demo.

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Social Assurance

MAY 4, 2017

However, most millennials don’t get the opportunity to learn these lessons at an early age so a daunting gap is formed between dependency and responsibility. Become a safe bridge over that knowledge gap , (and you will become any millennial’s best friend). We google it. How you can help. Start the conversation early.

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Social Assurance

JULY 16, 2014

Social media marketing is a lot more like soccer than it is like conventional war. If you are one of the thousands of community banks and credit unions in the US that compete against the big 5, here are a few things that may help you to think about the competing with social / digital strategies. Germans love their soccer.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 28, 2016

Straight outta beta, savedroid’s intelligent savings app is now available for free at Google Play. For example, set aside $1 for every cup of coffee you buy at your favorite cafe, or $5 every time you spend more than an hour on social media. “Many prefer to go to the dentist than to speak with a financial advisor.

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Your Full Potential

MARCH 2, 2016

with the dawn of social media, an unsatisfied customer can express his displeasure to hundreds or thousands of people in seconds. Google +, Pinterest, Instagram….you But they would be limited to the times when they were in another’s company or perhaps talking on the phone. And after a while, the anger dissipates. Facebook has 1.2

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2018

Earlier this week, Pinduoduo, a Tencent-backed Chinese firm founded by a former Google engineer and sometimes dubbed the “Groupon of China,” launched its initial public offering and saw its stock price surge 36 percent on the first day of trading. Part of it is a savvy social media-based distribution model through WeChat.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

Pokemon Go however has both of those things plus a truly unusual X factor – the concept itself has been quietly brewing the back of the American collective unconscious since Google (the former owner of Niantic) first rolled the idea out in 2014 as part of an elaborate April Fool’s day joke.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

I’d say there’s about as much of a correlation between our bad weather and the birth of those cute little twins as there is between Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon’s fortunes getting bigger and middle class wages getting smaller. Galloway’s narrative asserts that “the four” — Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google — should be broken up.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

I’ve heard that financial planners are having a hard time getting Millennials thinking about retirement but instead focus on short-term financial goals – homes, vacations, etc. paying for transactions with Google Glass eye wear). She manages all digital and social media efforts on behalf of agency clients.

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