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Today In Connected Economy: Lyft Launches Modified Shared Rides; Netflix Aims To Grow Into The Video Games Space
Today In Connected Economy: Lyft Launches Modified Shared Rides; Netflix Aims To Grow Into The...
July 15, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Lyft has reintroduced shared rides in a few American cities, while Netflix is looking to expand into the world...

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Today In Connected Economy: Food Delivery Startup Zomato Notches $562.3M; Apple Works On ‘Apple Pay Later’ Service
Today In Connected Economy: Food Delivery Startup Zomato Notches $562.3M; Apple Works On ‘Apple Pay...
July 14, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Indian food delivery startup Zomato has notched $562.3 million from investors, while Apple is said to be working on...

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iFIT Expands Presence In Digital Fitness With Sweat Acquisition
iFIT Expands Presence In Digital Fitness With Sweat Acquisition
July 13, 2021  |  Retail

iFIT Health & Fitness, whose brands include NordicTrack, ProForm and Freemotion, has purchased women’s health and fitness platform Sweat, according to a Tuesday (July 13)...

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Today In Connected Economy: Echelon Fitness Considers Strategies To Reach $1B Valuation; Klarna Buys HERO
Today In Connected Economy: Echelon Fitness Considers Strategies To Reach $1B Valuation; Klarna Buys HERO
July 12, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Echelon Fitness is reportedly considering various options that could value the company at more than $1 billion, while Sweden-based...

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Today In Connected Economy: Deliveroo Increases GTV Outlook; Square Enhances Beauty Sector Tool
Today In Connected Economy: Deliveroo Increases GTV Outlook; Square Enhances Beauty Sector Tool
July 08, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Deliveroo saw quarterly food orders soar, while Square Appointments recently launched new features. Plus, Afterpay and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield are teaming...

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FinTechs, Investors Fast-Track APAC’s Connected Economy Future
FinTechs, Investors Fast-Track APAC’s Connected Economy Future
July 08, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Singapore was already an established top-five global financial center before the global pandemic appeared on the scene, and its status in pure play finance was...

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ConnectedEconomy™ Pillars Form Framework For Momentous Digital Transformation
ConnectedEconomy™ Pillars Form Framework For Momentous Digital Transformation
July 06, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

The velocity of technological advancement has sped the arrival of digital-centric lifestyles and business models — even new industries in some cases — all now...

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Building The Credit Card Rails For Data Requires The Help Of An Alias
Building The Credit Card Rails For Data Requires The Help Of An Alias
July 02, 2021  |  Data

Very Good Security (VGS) CEO and Co-Founder Mahmoud Abdelkader told Karen Webster that data aliasing leads to payments optimization — and, eventually, to the connected...

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Data Brief: Typical ConnectedEconomy™ Consumer Is 45, And 6 In 10 Are Mid- To Low-Income
Data Brief: Typical ConnectedEconomy™ Consumer Is 45, And 6 In 10 Are Mid- To Low-Income
July 01, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

The inaugural report in PYMNTS ConnectedEconomy™ series, How Consumers Live In The ConnectedEconomy™, culled from a Q2 2021 survey of nearly 15,100 U.S. consumers, identifies...

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