Ever wondered what Gen Z think of your bank?

I was intrigued by The Financial Brand’s autumn (Fall) magazine about younger folks or, as some call them, Gen Z.

Personally, I’m not a fan of demographics. You can throw people into buckets of ages, but not everyone of a certain age behaves the same way. Neverhteless, there are some interesting perspectives of how Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) differ to Millennials, Boomers, you and me. For example, 15% of Gen Z is the queerest generation ever, according to Gallup.

But then, more importantly for the audience here, 80% – four out of five! – use their mobile to transfer money.

It is quite unsurprising to hear this and yet, at the same time, quite surprising. It makes you think: do Gen Z relate or understand what a bank is? Interestingly, Investec talk about this, and note that Gen Z care about an institution’s stance on things that impact society – are they eco-conscious, do they have an authentic strategy and have they got easy-to-use features like carbon tracking and offsetting? Equally, gen Z is the second highest generation to have donated to charity throughout the pandemic.

Interesting.

Probably most interesting for me is the fact that Gen Z’s spend more than three per day on Tik-Tok.

What?

I mean I’m into social media stuff, but mainly Facebook and X. In other words, I’m a boomer. Tik-Tok is great, but it’s not my thing (right now). In fact, it reminds me of a Millennial telling me I really should be Insta (Instagram). So, maybe there is a demographic thing after all.

Source: Smart Insights

It then makes me think about who is the audience?

For example, I use LinkedIn as a major connection as the main way for people who network in business. So, why would I use TikTok? Oh https://www.investopedia.com/10-tiktok-influencers-you-should-know-5224412 ...

Tatiana Londono, @tatlondono

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Tori Dunlap, @herfirst100k

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Seth Godwin, @seth.godwin

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Oh, and don’t forget about Generation Alpha (born after 2010):

Eleven-year-old Zy is afraid of needles. If she could invent one thing, it would be a device to help people get shots more easily—and without fear. Fia, who’s 12, would invent a submarine that picks up trash in the ocean. And 12-year-old Mylo says that although climate change is a “snowball” that’s just getting bigger, it’s still small enough to stop if we try. We talked to Gen Alpha, and wow, do they have some ideas.