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Amex bets on millennials, Gen Z for growth

Payments Dive

As it pursues younger consumers, the company is angling to ensure its high-fee cards offer enough value for millennials and Gen Zers.

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Buy Now Pay Later: Why Millennials and Gen Zs are crazy for split payment options

Payments Dive

Buy Now and Pay Later has become a trend during 2020 and looks like, given the appeal it has for Millennials and Gen Z's it will be part of the payments industry in the future. Chaim Lever, co-founder of Four, a split-payment platform, shares his thoughts on why especially these two groups prefer to buy now and pay later.

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Millennial credit card delinquencies rise: New York Fed

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Nearly 3% of millennials are newly delinquent as of the third quarter this year, slightly up from 2.5% in Q3 2019, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Millennials Pivot Toward Homeownership; Economic Ripple Effects Still Unknown

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It was only a few short years ago that the conventional wisdom was that millennials were shaping up to be slower entering the homebuying market than their Gen X siblings and baby boomer parents. Millennials are no longer holding back when it comes to homeownership. Things like homeownership. Today’s Buying Boom .

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Built For Speed: Millennials Drive Move To Faster Payments

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The paper-based conduits of payments must make way for digital , instant means. In an interview with Karen Webster, Drew Edwards , CEO of Ingo Money , said the stage is set for instant payments to be embraced even by “old” economy firms that have traditionally relied on checks sent to consumers and received in back offices.

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eBay to accept Venmo

Payments Dive

A week after dropping American Express, the online auctioneer said it will now accept payments through Venmo, which is popular among Gen Z and millennials

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Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit

PYMNTS

It has been suggested that millennials are averse to having and using credit cards. Millennials are in fact as likely as other generations to have credit cards, with nearly nine out of 10 having at least one card, according to PYMNTS’ latest research. percent of bridge millennials have used BNPL, close to double the average.