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.

Integrating Healthcare With Payments From Check-In To Checkup (And Beyond)
Integrating Healthcare With Payments From Check-In To Checkup (And Beyond)
June 16, 2020  |  Healthcare

The pandemic has changed the way we interact with the doctor. And it just may change the way we pay the doctor, too. It’s no...

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Sensory CEO: Voice Technology Is About To Make Itself Heard
Sensory CEO: Voice Technology Is About To Make Itself Heard
June 11, 2020  |  Voice Activation

To say that voice technology is having its moment in the global pandemic’s aftermath isn’t quite accurate. The sector has actually been having its moment...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard Expands Commitment To Connect 1B People; Digital Car Buying Platform Vroom To Test June IPO
Today In Payments: Mastercard Expands Commitment To Connect 1B People; Digital Car Buying Platform Vroom...
May 11, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard vows to connect 1 billion people to the digital economy by 2025, and Vroom is looking at filing an initial...

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The Big Jump: Pandemics And The Connected Economy’s Bigger, Faster Future
The Big Jump: Pandemics And The Connected Economy’s Bigger, Faster Future
May 11, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

To understand when and how consumer demand will return and the impact it will have on federal and state efforts to reopen the economy, we...

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Remote Payments: The Next Normal
Remote Payments: The Next Normal
April 22, 2020  |  Payment Methods

It’s an interesting time to be in the payments business. The analytics of the past few months, when visualized, might resemble a murmuration of starlings...

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Huawei On 5G’s Groundswell In China — And Challenges Elsewhere
Huawei On 5G’s Groundswell In China — And Challenges Elsewhere
April 22, 2020  |  Mobile

For the next generation of mobile infrastructure, the need is there for speed to transmit data seamlessly in order to develop new use cases across...

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Today In Payments: Wells Fargo To Cap SMB Bailout Loans At $10B; Apple Buys AI Voice Assistant Startup Voysis
Today In Payments: Wells Fargo To Cap SMB Bailout Loans At $10B; Apple Buys AI...
April 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Wells Fargo began taking loan applications, saying it will disperse $10 billion to nonprofits and small businesses, and Apple bought voice...

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New Data: Why COVID-19 Will Be The Connected Economy’s Inflection Point
New Data: Why COVID-19 Will Be The Connected Economy’s Inflection Point
April 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

March 11 marked the end of traditional business in the U.S., maybe even the rest of the world – and probably forever. That was the...

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The Light At The End Of The COVID-19 Tunnel
The Light At The End Of The COVID-19 Tunnel
March 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

It is easy to get a little bit confused when one takes a step back and looks at the unfolding public reaction to the COVID-19...

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