Keynote given at "The Future of Global Fintech Summit" in Beijing, China on March 23, 2018.
Millennials are entering their prime income and spending years and have finally surpassed the baby boomer population as the largest generation both in the US and China. Millennials total 79 million people in the US, and 400 million people in China. In this presentation we touch on US fintech trends starrting with demographic shifts, lifestyle preferences, to opportunity areas (across consumer apps, insurance, blockchain, real estate, and asset management) for financial institutions and fintech companies.
3. Who are millennials? 八零 -九零后
In China – 10 years segments, in US – 20 year segments
4. Population: USA vs China
329,256,465 1,384,688,986 ( x 4)
~79,000,000
Population
# of Millennials
人口
~400,000,000 ( x 5)
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Source: https://therealdeal.com/2018/02/18/china-has-5x-the-number-of-millennials-than-the-u-s/
5. Why is this important?
2015 in USA - 最大的人群: 八零 -九零后
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6. Table of Contents
I. US Demographic Shifts
II. Lifestyle Differences
III. Opportunity Areas
17. We want to own real estate but are buying later
Peak Home-Buying Age
45y/o
Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
25y/o
18. Transfer of Wealth & Responsibility
• 50M are entering their prime income earning years
• Inherit $30T from their parents over next 30-40 years
继承30万亿美元
转移财富和责任
五千万人进入主要收入年
Source:, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research, https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/insight-capitalizing-intergenerational-shift-wealth-capital-markets-summary
20. Millennials are interested in fintech and want to
work in the industry
• Investments are #1 finance topic they talk about online
• Top university talent is choosing blockchain even over artificial intelligence
Top universities with blockchain courses: Top universities with fintech classes:
21. Millennials want to be their own bosses
“Best job security comes from owning your own business”
Millennials – 61%
Gen X – 40%
Boomers – 30%
Universities are creating entrepreneurship programs / incubators as a career track
更喜欢成为老板
Source: Center for Generational Kinetics: America's SBDC study
22. Consumer apps: Make things easy for them online
Little patience for bad user experiences or paperwork
Don’t like talking to people on the phone
Insurance Real Estate Currency Exchange
23. Insurance: Millennials expect personalized
experiences. Use our data to make our lives easier.
Car insurance by the mile
Better health insurance rates for
healthy lifestyles
Student loans for high earning
potential students
24. 92% of US Millennials Don’t Trust Banks
92%美国人不相信银行
Blockchain: Shift towards decentralization
Source: Facebook IQ: Millennials + money: The Unfiltered Journey, https://fbinsights.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/facebookiq_millennials_money_january2016.pdf
25. Top 20 stocks held by users:
15 – Technology (75%)
1 – Bank
1 – Fintech
1 – Chinese Company
Asset Management: Millennials invest in products
they understand
Source: https://www.nasdaq.com/article/these-are-the-top-20-stocks-millennial-investors-are-holding-says-robinhood-cm909089
In America we look at generations by 20 year segments. In China you look at generations by 10 year segments. Today we are going to talk about the Millennials people born 1981-1996.
Why is this important? They’ve become the biggest projected population and are coming of age.
In some ways it’s been easier, in some ways it’s been harder
They’re spending less and paying more for housing, insurance, and education
They want to use the products and want to work in the field
With higher costs, lower salaries, but high end tastes,
Percent. Example =
3 million users, $100B transacted through the APP
In America we look at generations by 20 year segments. In China you look at generations by 10 year segments. Today we are going to talk about the Millennials people born 1981-1996.
With higher costs, lower salaries, but high end tastes,