Generation Z

Gen Z Relies More on BNPL for Small, Everyday Purchases

Gen Z Relies More on BNPL for Small, Everyday Purchases
Gen Z Relies More on BNPL for Small, Everyday Purchases
September 06, 2023  |  BNPL

In today’s uncertain macroeconomic landscape, credit products have become essential for managing spending and cash flow. In “The Credit Economy: How Younger Consumers Make Credit...

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College Students Want More From The Dining Hall Than Food
College Students Want More From The Dining Hall Than Food
September 01, 2023  |  ResTech

As students return to college and university campuses for their fall semesters, PYMNTS research reveals that today’s young consumers demand more options than just traditional...

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Grubhub Leverages Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ on Campus as Aggregators Woo Gen Z
Grubhub Leverages Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ on Campus as Aggregators Woo Gen Z
August 29, 2023  |  Aggregators

Grubhub is bringing Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” checkout technology to on-campus convenience stores as aggregators compete to reach students in a bid to secure their long-term...

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Dating Apps Test Higher-Priced Tiers to Find Love Amid Decline in Paying Users
Dating Apps Test Higher-Priced Tiers to Find Love Amid Decline in Paying Users
August 29, 2023  |  Subscriptions

In a bid to increase revenue and cater to more intentional daters, dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr are testing the waters with higher-priced subscription tiers, with...

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Gen Z Carries One Credit Card and Uses It More Than Other Payment Methods
Gen Z Carries One Credit Card and Uses It More Than Other Payment Methods
August 25, 2023  |  Credit Cards

It’s not how many cards consumers have, but how often purchases are put on plastic. Generation Z may be proving that less is more when...

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Fed Data Shows Pressure Building in Consumer Lending
Fed Data Shows Pressure Building in Consumer Lending
August 24, 2023  |  Debt

The Federal Reserve’s latest data on how loan performance at all banks is faring found pockets of resilience — and, perhaps, pockets of concern. Household debt has...

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Merchants Buck Discretionary Spending Pressures by Making Subscriptions ‘Essential’
Merchants Buck Discretionary Spending Pressures by Making Subscriptions ‘Essential’
August 24, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Subscription firms face pressures they wouldn’t have expected just a few months ago. Brian Bogosian, CEO of sticky.io, told Karen Webster in an interview that the...

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CommentSold Buys PopshopLive to Launch Creator Commerce Platform
CommentSold Buys PopshopLive to Launch Creator Commerce Platform
August 22, 2023  |  eCommerce

Live selling technology firm CommentSold says it has acquired mobile live streaming marketplace Popshoplive. The deal, announced Tuesday (Aug. 22), marks CommentSold’s (CS) entrance into direct-to-consumer commerce, the company...

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