Millennials

Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with 1981 to 1996 a widely accepted definition.

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New PYMNTS Data Show Voice-Enabled Commerce Is A Business Winner For 40 Pct Of Consumers

New PYMNTS Data Show Voice-Enabled Commerce Is A Business Winner For 40 Pct Of Consumers
New PYMNTS Data Show Voice-Enabled Commerce Is A Business Winner For 40 Pct Of Consumers
August 15, 2021  |  Payment Methods

When it comes to making payments, moving money and the voice-activated devices that can facilitate those verbal transactions, the people have spoken.  Or …  at...

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Square Scoops Up Afterpay In The Most Unsurprising Shock Of The Summer
Square Scoops Up Afterpay In The Most Unsurprising Shock Of The Summer
August 02, 2021  |  BNPL

The race to run buy now, pay later (BNPL) just picked up its pace again, as Square announced plans to purchase BNPL giant Afterpay in...

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NEW DATA: Why 75 Pct Of Consumers Skip Using Digital Cards
NEW DATA: Why 75 Pct Of Consumers Skip Using Digital Cards
August 02, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The digital payment experience offered by the Starbucks app captured consumers’ attention when it was rolled out over a decade ago, triggering a wave of...

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New PYMNTS Data Show Sharp Regional Variations In Disposable Income
New PYMNTS Data Show Sharp Regional Variations In Disposable Income
August 02, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

A large number of American bridge millennials — consumers born between 1978 and 1988 — find themselves in unenviable financial positions. Many are at stages...

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When It Comes To Cash-Back Rewards, Millennials Want It Easy And Automatic
When It Comes To Cash-Back Rewards, Millennials Want It Easy And Automatic
July 29, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The future, it’s been said, belongs to the young. Tweak that maxim a bit. As Pam Habner, head of U.S. branded cards and unsecured lending at Citi, told...

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Amex: Millennial/Gen Z Card Spending Up 30 Pct Over 2019 Levels 
Amex: Millennial/Gen Z Card Spending Up 30 Pct Over 2019 Levels 
July 23, 2021  |  Earnings

Consumer and commercial spending (at least from smaller firms) surged in the second quarter of this year, American Express said – and in many categories,...

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Dapper Boi Sees BNPL As One-Size-Fits-All Fix For Unique Customer Styles And Needs
Dapper Boi Sees BNPL As One-Size-Fits-All Fix For Unique Customer Styles And Needs
July 22, 2021  |  BNPL

    Consumers are returning to in-store shopping with new, higher standards for their experiences and a growing interest in stretching their dollars by using...

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New Data: ‘Generation SuperConnected’ Want FIs, Merchants To Ditch The Password
New Data: ‘Generation SuperConnected’ Want FIs, Merchants To Ditch The Password
July 21, 2021  |  Authentication

New PYMNTS research shows that today’s urban consumer is more than a digital channel enthusiast, they’re “superconnected” centers of multichannel digital activity who are well...

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