Sezzle Spotlights Gen Z Advisory Council to Give the Next Generation a Direct Say in Its Products
Key Highlights
- ➤Gen Z Advisory Council launches with 30 Sezzle users ages 18 to 25
- ➤Council meets monthly to test features and guide product decisions
- ➤More than 338,000 people completed over 2 million Money IQ lessons
- ➤Gen Z users paid early more often than any other generation, January-September 2026
- ➤Sezzle Up reports enrolled users’ payments to credit bureaus
Expert Statements
Sarah Hill, SVP of Product at Sezzle
“Our mission is to financially empower the next generation, and we want to hear what that takes straight from the source”
Sarah Hill, SVP of Product at Sezzle
“Every month, our Gen Z Consumer Advisory Council tells us what's working, what's missing, and what would help them get ahead, and what they tell us goes directly into shaping what we build.”
Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL) (Sezzle or Company) // - Sezzle, the digital financial platform specializing in Buy Now, Pay Later, today spotlighted the launch of its Gen Z Advisory Council, giving 30 Sezzle users ages 18 to 25 a direct feedback loop to share their financial pain points, along with helping shape Sezzle's products to work better for them.
Gen Z is coming of age at a hard time to get ahead financially. More than a third of Gen Zers have no emergency savings, according to Bankrate's 2026 Emergency Savings Report, and more than 1 in 5Gen Z respondents in a January 2026 U.S. News & World Report survey said they never use a credit card. As their expectations around money change, Sezzle believes the best way to serve this generation is to ask them directly.
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