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.

Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
May 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Logistics as an industry seems to be lacking some logic. At least when it comes to payments. Supply chains are still being roiled by the...

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Mastercard: April U.S. Retail Sales Up 7.2% YoY
Mastercard: April U.S. Retail Sales Up 7.2% YoY
May 05, 2022  |  Retail

Retailers are increasingly focusing on smaller stores that are big on experiences for customers who are returning to brick-and-mortar locations in big numbers as fears...

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Marketplaces, BNPL Give ‘Analog’ Steel Industry a Shot at Optimized Pricing, Supply Chains
Marketplaces, BNPL Give ‘Analog’ Steel Industry a Shot at Optimized Pricing, Supply Chains
May 05, 2022  |  BNPL

There’s nothing more representative of the smokestack economy, nothing more analog, even essential, than steel. The steel industry itself is complex, global in scope, and...

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CUs Put New Twist on Old Credit Cards to Offer Instant, Digital Loans
CUs Put New Twist on Old Credit Cards to Offer Instant, Digital Loans
May 05, 2022  |  Credit Unions

As stimulus checks and tax breaks were sent out to individuals and families throughout the pandemic, consumers banked the payments. And that swelled deposits at...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Unveils Diversity-Focused Small Business Tools
Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Unveils Diversity-Focused Small Business Tools
May 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta rolls out a series of tools to help Black and Hispanic-owned small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Meanwhile, Mastercard works...

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The Data Point: 61% of US Shoppers Gravitate to Basics as Inflation Presses Down
The Data Point: 61% of US Shoppers Gravitate to Basics as Inflation Presses Down
May 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Diligently tracking the movements and metrics of consumers in the connected economy, we’ve identified four important new consumer personas and facts about their buying behaviors....

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Today in the Connected Economy: Dish Taps Samsung for 5G Products
Today in the Connected Economy: Dish Taps Samsung for 5G Products
May 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Samsung makes a deal with Dish to sell equipment for its soon-to-launch American 5G network. Also, restaurant software firm Toast...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Jamestown, BitPay Partner on Crypto Rent Payments
Today in the Connected Economy: Jamestown, BitPay Partner on Crypto Rent Payments
May 02, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, real estate management firm Jamestown teams up with BitPay to accept cryptocurrency-based rent payments. Plus, Fingerprint Cards and Transcorp collaborate...

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EU Digital Chief Vestager: Big Tech Should Help Pay Telecom Bill
EU Digital Chief Vestager: Big Tech Should Help Pay Telecom Bill
May 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

Google, Meta, Netflix and other tech firms may have to pay some of the cost of Europe’s telecom network, the European Commission’s Margrethe Vestager said...

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