Karen Webster

Why PayPal Buying Pinterest Wasn’t Such A Bad Idea
Why PayPal Buying Pinterest Wasn’t Such A Bad Idea
October 26, 2021  |  Connected Economy

After nearly a week of market rumors, PayPal released a short but sweet statement on Monday morning (Oct. 25) stating that it is not pursuing...

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The Connected Economy Takes Off
The Connected Economy Takes Off
October 18, 2021  |  Connected Economy

December of 2019. It would be weeks before the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in China. And months before The World Health Organization declared...

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Voice Operating Systems Like Alexa Will Power the Connected Economy: Here’s Why
Voice Operating Systems Like Alexa Will Power the Connected Economy: Here’s Why
September 20, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Alexa and voice AI is to the connected economy what Microsoft was to the PC in 1990 and what iOS and Android were to smartphones...

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Seven Years Later, Only 6% of People with iPhones in the US Use Apple Pay In-Store When They Can
Seven Years Later, Only 6% of People with iPhones in the US Use Apple Pay...
September 07, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Remember this? It was about seven years ago – Sept. 9, 2014 – when Tim Cook took the stage at Apple’s WWDC and introduced Apple...

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To See What ‘Normal’ Looks Like, Watch Main Street SMBs
To See What ‘Normal’ Looks Like, Watch Main Street SMBs
August 23, 2021  |  SMBs

As the world navigates the latest surge in COVID cases attributed to the Delta variant, and medical experts caution that COVID will soon transition from...

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What The Square Afterpay Deal Means For BNPL, FinTech, BigTech And Banks
What The Square Afterpay Deal Means For BNPL, FinTech, BigTech And Banks
August 09, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Square’s announcement that it’s going to acquire Afterpay for $29 billion just about broke the payments portion of the internet last Monday (Aug. 2). No...

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Apple Pay Later Could Pose Larger Threat To Card Issuers Than To BNPL Players
Apple Pay Later Could Pose Larger Threat To Card Issuers Than To BNPL Players
July 19, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The “Pay Later” pure-play stocks took a drubbing last week on the news that Apple Pay and Goldman, who partnered on the Apple Card, are...

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Can Walmart+ Save Walmart From Amazon?
Can Walmart+ Save Walmart From Amazon?
July 12, 2021  |  Retail

Today is Chris Cracchiolo’s first day on the job at Walmart. The 19-year American Express veteran is taking over as the head of Walmart+, which...

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The Creative Destruction Of Banking: Aspiration Or Ultimatum?
The Creative Destruction Of Banking: Aspiration Or Ultimatum?
June 28, 2021  |  Banking

The economic principle of replacing existing business processes and models with innovative and more efficient ones is nothing new. In banking, it’s more recently become...

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