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.

Oracle Joins Push for Nationwide Database of Health Records
Oracle Joins Push for Nationwide Database of Health Records
June 16, 2022  |  Healthcare

Connected healthcare is putting all the pieces together in 2022 by placing interoperability at the center of transformation efforts, particularly in the electronic health records...

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Revlon Bankruptcy Filing Shows Beauty Brands’ Challenges in Connected Economy
Revlon Bankruptcy Filing Shows Beauty Brands’ Challenges in Connected Economy
June 16, 2022  |  Retail

The great digital shift and the emergence of the connected economy are the tides that don’t lift all boats. Case in point: Revlon — that...

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Binance’s Top Investigator Says Reports of Crypto’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Binance’s Top Investigator Says Reports of Crypto’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If there’s one theme that pops up over and over when talking to Tigran Gambaryan, who took over blockchain intelligence and investigations for top crypto...

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Lawmakers Call for Halt of TD’s $13B First Horizon Deal
Lawmakers Call for Halt of TD’s $13B First Horizon Deal
June 15, 2022  |  Acquisitions

A group of lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to halt TD Bank’s...

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Revolut Releases Simplified App Version in Five Countries
Revolut Releases Simplified App Version in Five Countries
June 15, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Digital banking platform Revolut is introducing a streamlined version of its app in Sri Lanka, Chile, Ecuador, Azerbaijan and Oman, which will give users the...

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UK Wants Crypto Companies, Not Criminals, Digital Minister Says
UK Wants Crypto Companies, Not Criminals, Digital Minister Says
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K.’s digital minister is stressing his government’s wish to make the country a worldwide hub for cryptocurrency activity, even as he expressed caution about...

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Crypto Crisis Evokes 1998 Hedge Fund Crash that Crippled Market
Crypto Crisis Evokes 1998 Hedge Fund Crash that Crippled Market
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When a top investor with a deep hedge fund background says the tumbling cryptocurrency market is starting to feel “a little bit like a Long...

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PayCargo Raises $130M for Global Expansion
PayCargo Raises $130M for Global Expansion
June 15, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Logistics payments firm PayCargo raised $130 million in a Series C funding round from a single investor, Blackstone Growth, to further the startup’s global expansion...

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Qualcomm Wins Appeal of EU $1B Antitrust Fine for Apple Payments
Qualcomm Wins Appeal of EU $1B Antitrust Fine for Apple Payments
June 15, 2022  |  Regulation

Qualcomm has won its appeal of a €997 million (about $1.04 billion) fine from European Union regulators over payments made to Apple to use Qualcomm...

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