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.

Are Consumers Really Giving up on Home Fitness?
Are Consumers Really Giving up on Home Fitness?
November 17, 2021  |  Fitness

Digital connected fitness is showing serious signs of weakness, with Peloton earlier this month lowering its expectations for subscription growth and revenue for the 2022...

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Plumbers, Home Service Pros Turn To Apps for Help Growing Business
Plumbers, Home Service Pros Turn To Apps for Help Growing Business
November 16, 2021  |  Accounts Receivable

Throughout the pandemic, business survival — especially small business survival — has increasingly depended on how well businesses have been able to manage the great...

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Here’s Why Millennials Own More Connected Devices Than Anyone
Here’s Why Millennials Own More Connected Devices Than Anyone
November 15, 2021  |  Connected Economy

The future may well belong to the young. But in the case of online commerce, it is the bridge millennial who may power things forward....

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Investment Capital Finds Its Place at the Intersection of Software and Payments
Investment Capital Finds Its Place at the Intersection of Software and Payments
November 15, 2021  |  Investments

It may seem like a lifetime, but it was only a few years ago — nearly three, in fact — when the payments mega-deals began...

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Digital Diagnostics, In-Home Lab Tests Make Final Mile of Connected Healthcare Possible
Digital Diagnostics, In-Home Lab Tests Make Final Mile of Connected Healthcare Possible
November 11, 2021  |  Healthcare

In healthcare, the patient-as-consumer mindset is taking hold as people begin to expect similar digital convenience and satisfying experiences from doctor visits, testing, procedures and...

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AI is Turning Connected Devices Into Healthcare’s Next Big Thing
AI is Turning Connected Devices Into Healthcare’s Next Big Thing
November 10, 2021  |  Healthcare

Giving nurses (and even novices) the ability to perform a cardiac ultrasound with the precision that only artificial intelligence (AI) can provide is opening a...

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Peloton’s Fall, Planet Fitness’ Rise Suggest Connected Fitness Boom Is Over
Peloton’s Fall, Planet Fitness’ Rise Suggest Connected Fitness Boom Is Over
November 05, 2021  |  Fitness

In early 2020, almost overnight, people’s houses were transformed from just being a home to also serving as the office, the happy hour locale and...

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Payments Become ‘Sexy’ as Connected Economy Enters Phase Two
Payments Become ‘Sexy’ as Connected Economy Enters Phase Two
November 05, 2021  |  Connected Economy

As payments move swiftly from the prosaic last step in transactions to become the digital front door of a kinetic connected economy, top executives at leading global firms...

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Smart Home Tech Makers Push Standardized Connectivity Protocol
Smart Home Tech Makers Push Standardized Connectivity Protocol
November 03, 2021  |  Technology

Samsung SmartThings has become the latest manufacturer of smart home devices to incorporate the new connectivity protocol Matter, enabling users to control enabled devices using...

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