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19M More Consumers Went Online to Bank, Buy and Pay Bills in May 2022
19M More Consumers Went Online to Bank, Buy and Pay Bills in May 2022
May 30, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Some news outlets would have us believe that consumers are over the pandemic and partying like it’s 2019 — except they are not. Mask mandates...

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Snap’s 33% 5-Day Skid Blunts CE100’s Overall Gains in Tumultuous Week
Snap’s 33% 5-Day Skid Blunts CE100’s Overall Gains in Tumultuous Week
May 30, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Not at bad week’s performance for the beleaguered CE100. But then again a single week does not a trend make. The CE100 Index was up...

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NEW DATA: 6 in 10 Consumers Buying Only the Essentials as Inflation Rises
NEW DATA: 6 in 10 Consumers Buying Only the Essentials as Inflation Rises
April 25, 2022  |  Connected Economy

March 2022 marked the highest inflation rate seen in the United States since 1981, and consumers are feeling the pinch. Sixty-one percent of the U.S....

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New 11-Country Study Shows Digital Transformation Has Reached Only 27% of Full Potential
New 11-Country Study Shows Digital Transformation Has Reached Only 27% of Full Potential
April 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” So said Charles H. Duell, the commissioner of the United States Patent Office, in 1899, before radio,...

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Report: Digital Engagement Across US Is a Regional Affair — and the West Coast Leads
Report: Digital Engagement Across US Is a Regional Affair — and the West Coast Leads
March 24, 2022  |  Connected Economy

United States consumers from coast to coast are growing more accustomed to heading online to get through their routine activities — but precisely what those...

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Report: Remote is How Two-Thirds of US Professionals Now Work
Report: Remote is How Two-Thirds of US Professionals Now Work
February 17, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The pandemic has changed not just how we live, but also how we work. As lockdowns began, many workers left their offices to work from...

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PYMNTS Launches The CE100™ Index – A New Equity Index That Tracks The Digital Transformation
PYMNTS Launches The CE100™ Index – A New Equity Index That Tracks The Digital Transformation
February 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The 2010s saw the rise of a never-before-seen class of innovator, with forward-thinking companies using smartphones, mobile apps data and the cloud to reinvent the...

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Report: One-Quarter of US Consumers Went Online for Healthcare Services in December as Omicron Surged
Report: One-Quarter of US Consumers Went Online for Healthcare Services in December as Omicron Surged
January 17, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The rise of the omicron variant just might have been the start of a new spike in online activity — and not just when it...

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How US Consumers Define the Super App
How US Consumers Define the Super App
December 13, 2021  |  Connected Economy

Consumers do everything online. They wake up and read their morning papers on their phones or tablets, begin their workdays by hopping on their laptops...

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