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While their millennial peers may have been the first to embrace subscription services and gig economy jobs, zillennials (born between 1991-1999) are redefining ownership altogether. Unlike older generations, the idea of purchasing a car or house is a major challenge, thanks largely to the financial burdens associated with down payments.
Zillennials Face Down Payment Hurdles
According to a...
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing the way we work, and a new PYMNTS Intelligence report, “GenAI: A Generational Look At AI Usage And Attitudes,” reveals the complex and sometimes contradictory attitudes workers have toward this technology.
Based on a survey of 2,881 U.S. consumers conducted in late 2024, the report highlights a mix of optimism regarding productivity and...
Thus far into 2025, the year has been an eventful one — to say the least.
And the volatility of everything from tariffs (and possible supply chain turbulence) to persistent inflation to a shifting regulatory environment may have small business owners navigating stormy seas of uncertainty.
But as PYMNTS Intelligence has found, there’s reason for the optimism that had been dominant headed into the...
Looking for a travel-related business that’s actually booming during the year of COVID-19? It’s out on the water, in rented boats of every shape and size from kayaks to luxury yachts.
“We had our drop-off in April, and then come May we saw a very quick rebound, Bryan Petro, chief operating officer of boat rental and charter marketplace GetMyBoat, told PYMNTS. “From April [to August], we are...
In China, crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders are being arrested in an attempt to crack down on illegal transactions, according to a report from CoinDesk.
Prominent OTC trader Zhao Dong, of crypto lending platform RenrenBit, was held up by police in the city of Hangzhou, the report says. Zhao has a prominent status among the community, and rumors online began to circulate. One poster relayed...
Two innovators approached a well-heeled investor asking for money. Their sales pitch was very convincing. They told this investor that their innovation was so incredibly cutting-edge that only the hopelessly uninformed would fail to recognize its value. The innovators said that they had picked him because he was smart and forward-thinking enough to see the potential. The investor, who prided...