Connected Economy

The innovations in technology, connected devices, software, payments and cellular technology make it possible for people and businesses to connect with each other and do business via any device, an in any digital or physical location safely, securely, and in real time. This integration of the digital and physical worlds will transform the economy across the ten pillars that today represent its key cornerstones – pillars that are already experiencing the impact of disruptive innovation as new blended, digital-first experience-driven ecosystems are now taking shape.

Banking as a Service Key to Fast-Tracking Embedded Finance for FIs
Banking as a Service Key to Fast-Tracking Embedded Finance for FIs
June 23, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

“As far as banking infrastructure goes, the United States has the worst in the modern world.” Chris Dean, co-founder and CEO of Treasury Prime, told...

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Today in Retail: Amazon, Target Pushing Deal Days for More Grocery Sales; Shopify Merchants Can Sell Up to 50 Items on Twitter
Today in Retail: Amazon, Target Pushing Deal Days for More Grocery Sales; Shopify Merchants Can...
June 22, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, inflation-smacked consumers content to eat dinner and watch movies at home for now, while retailers are using cash incentives to encourage customers...

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400 CFOs Discover Added Perk After Boosting Customer-Vendor Digital Relationships
400 CFOs Discover Added Perk After Boosting Customer-Vendor Digital Relationships
June 22, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Chief financial officers (CFOs) expect their businesses to realize several benefits from digitizing payments — among them are faster communication and better collaboration with both...

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More Automakers Make Cloud-Based Fleet Management a Standard Feature
More Automakers Make Cloud-Based Fleet Management a Standard Feature
June 22, 2022  |  Technology

Accelerating a trend toward digital management of fleets, automakers General Motors and Stellantis are stepping up their efforts to sell connected car data and fleet...

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Shopify-Twitter Deal Highlights Social Media’s Growing Role in Retail
Shopify-Twitter Deal Highlights Social Media’s Growing Role in Retail
June 22, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Deal by deal, partnership by partnership, the connected economy takes shape. And social media’s role in that evolution becomes ever-more important. In just one example,...

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Zuckerberg Shows off Meta’s VR Progress
Zuckerberg Shows off Meta’s VR Progress
June 21, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg Monday (June 20) offered a high-level overview of four virtual reality prototypes of headsets he said the company is developing...

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47% of Brazilian Consumers Shop With a Smartphone In-Store
47% of Brazilian Consumers Shop With a Smartphone In-Store
June 21, 2022  |  Retail

Mobile commerce is at the center of the Brazilian eCommerce market. As a result, merchants must orient their digital innovation efforts around their customers’ demands...

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Millennial Minute: Younger Buyers Lead Surge in Diverse Ways to Pay
Millennial Minute: Younger Buyers Lead Surge in Diverse Ways to Pay
June 21, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Payments choice is the key to unlocking more transactions for more merchants and brands both online and in-store, and choice means trying new digital experiences...

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Soaring Logistics Costs Threaten Main Street Business Profits, Optimism
Soaring Logistics Costs Threaten Main Street Business Profits, Optimism
June 21, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Getting goods from point A to point B has become a real threat to margins. Particularly for the Main Street small to midsized businesses (SMBs)...

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