What's New in Payments

One in ten young US adults have used Apple Pay to make an in-store payment

Mobile payments survey: Apple Pay leads Google Pay in usage and interest among Millennials and GenZ in 2018 — Dealspotr — “In-store, a surprising 11% of Millennials and 10% of GenZers have used Apple Pay to pay for items in the checkout line. Apple Pay (10%) was significantly more popular than rival payment platforms such as Google’s Android Pay (4%) and Samsung’s Samsung Pay (2%)… 15% of Millennials and 15% of Generation Z have used Apple Pay to pay when shopping online (vs 9% and 9% for Google Pay).”


What's New in Payments

Millennials back biometrics and AI for payments

Millenials driving demand for AI and biometric security — Vocalink — “77% of millennials thought that new AI technologies such as virtual assistants and hands-free speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home are appealing as payment devices. In addition, 28% of millennials have used fingerprint technologies to verify payments and 35% of the group now believes that fingerprint technology is the most secure method of verification followed by iris scanning at 22%.”


What's New in Payments

Ease of use, data security are priorities for bank and credit card mobile app users, JD Power finds

Ease of use, data security are priorities for bank and credit card mobile app users, JD Power finds — JD Power — “More than two-thirds (69%) of study respondents indicate they have used a mobile payment service in the past 30 days. That number jumps to 76% among Millennials and Gen Z. This evidence suggests that efforts to integrate mobile payments with the mobile banking and credit card app experience would be beneficial.”