People can’t buy cars and houses without a financial identity footprint—but a third of Gen Zers are 'digital ghosts,' and too shy to begin banking

Young women looks at a paper statement with concern (Credit: Getty Images)

Surprise, surprise. Gen Z doesn’t like banking. 

A lot of Gen Zers might just be bank-shy, according to a new survey by Socure, a digital identity verification provider, which found nearly half of Gen Z respondents wished they applied for financial accounts earlier in life but also did not feel prepared to enter the financial ecosystem by the time they were 18.