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.

IoT Moves Beyond ‘Things’ To Create Harmonized Connected Home Experience
IoT Moves Beyond ‘Things’ To Create Harmonized Connected Home Experience
March 22, 2021  |  Intelligence of Things

Consumers are getting more connected by the day. According to the latest edition of the PYMNTS/Visa How We will Pay survey, 32.6 percent of Americans...

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Ex-Google Strategist Brings Connected Economy To Pet Care
Ex-Google Strategist Brings Connected Economy To Pet Care
March 17, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Adopting a dog has become a favored coping mechanism during the last year as pet adoptions boomed during the pandemic doubling in some areas. Dogs, for...

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Data-Driven: Vroom CEO Takes Fast Lane To Car Buying’s Connected Economy
Data-Driven: Vroom CEO Takes Fast Lane To Car Buying’s Connected Economy
March 16, 2021  |  eCommerce

There are a lot of things U.S. consumers associate with the car buying experience. For example, a 2020 report from the Federal Trade Commission suggested...

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Back To The Office? Nuvolo Has A Plan For That
Back To The Office? Nuvolo Has A Plan For That
March 12, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Everything about the business world is pointing toward decentralization. It’s the concept that runs in the background of crypto and blockchain. It’s the guiding practice...

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Elon Musk And Starlink Signal The Connected Economy From Space
Elon Musk And Starlink Signal The Connected Economy From Space
March 09, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Scenarios of handling financial transactions while sitting at a campsite in the woods might make for great commercials. But the reality is that in order...

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Will Satellites Bring 5G Into The (Literal) Stratosphere?  
Will Satellites Bring 5G Into The (Literal) Stratosphere?  
February 10, 2021  |  Innovation

Say the word “satellite,” and perhaps those broadcast network dishes that dot the sides of buildings come to mind. Or maybe Sputnik. Perhaps what doesn’t...

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Evolving Trends In Retail And The Connected Economy 
Evolving Trends In Retail And The Connected Economy 
February 02, 2021  |  Today In Data

The online marketplace Jane aims to meet the needs of smaller boutiques in the rapidly evolving apparel market. In international retail, consumers in Australia still seek out the physical...

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Face-To-Face V.2021: What Zoom Teaches Us About The Connected Economy
Face-To-Face V.2021: What Zoom Teaches Us About The Connected Economy
February 01, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

An article published in the Harvard Business Review in August of 2009 posed a question that many airline and travel industry CEOs are pondering 11...

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