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From Your Wallet to Their Future: How Digital Money is Hijacking Your Child's Financial Independence

A data-driven look at how tap-to-pay, mobile wallets, and in-app currencies are reshaping Gen Alpha’s path to financial independence — and what parents, schools, and fintechs can do about it.

Author: Thomas Giannulli MD, MS — CEO, FamFi
Published: November 2025
Downloads to date: 1,482

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What’s Inside

  • 40-year trend data on the shift from cash to invisible digital money.
  • Behavioral science and neuroscience insights on how frictionless payments change spending.
  • Generational comparisons across Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha.
  • Forecasts for debt, homeownership, and financial independence for Gen Alpha.
  • Practical interventions for parents, schools, and fintech builders.

At a Glance

Title
From Your Wallet to Their Future: How Digital Money is Hijacking Your Child's Financial Independence
Publication Date
November 2025
Format
PDF, 9 pages
Current Downloads
1,482
Audience
Parents, educators, fintech leaders, and researchers