How The World Does Digital news and trends

30% of Gen Z Consumers Shop by Voice Every Week
Voice Activation // July 18, 2024

Voice technology is revolutionizing the way consumers shop, with a significant portion of the global population embracing this modern convenience, as young consumers lead the charge. By the Numbers The 2024 PYMNTS Intelligence report, “How the World Does Digital,” surveyed more than 67,000 consumers from...

How the World Does Digital: Germany Lags in Digital Engagement
Connected Economy // July 18, 2024

As the largest economy in the European Union, Germany surprisingly ranks near the bottom in digital engagement among the 11 countries studied in PYMNTS Intelligence’s “How the World Does Digital” report, which analyzes the digital behaviors of over 817 million consumers across countries such as...

How the World Does Digital: Government-Led Program Gives Netherlands a Digital Boost
Connected Economy // July 17, 2024

Famed for its vibrant tulips and ubiquitous bicycles, the Netherlands is proving innovation isn’t limited to pedal power. This nation, boasting the world’s largest flower export industry and more bicycles than people, is now pedaling toward digital transformation. As the fifth-largest EU economy by GDP,...

How the World Does Digital: Two-Thirds of Aussie Consumers Use Mobile Phones to Bank
Connected Economy // July 16, 2024

There’s no shortage of images that come to mind when the subject is Australia. Most of them are outdoors, like the vast outback and iconic Table Mountain, any number of unique forms of wildlife and the world’s largest marine ecosystem in the Great Barrier Reef....

Interviews & Exclusives
Japan’s Boomers and Seniors Don’t Like Digital. Why That’s a Problem.

July 19, 2024
In the Land of the Rising Sun, where tradition meets technology, Japan is navigating a digital crossroads. Despite pioneering 3G technology and boasting a vibrant mobile culture, the nation finds itself grappling with a curious paradox: While at the forefront of technological innovation, its digital engagement metrics tell a different story. In a society where […]

How the World Does Digital: Germany Lags in Digital Engagement

July 18, 2024
As the largest economy in the European Union, Germany surprisingly ranks near the bottom in digital engagement among the 11 countries studied in PYMNTS Intelligence’s “How the World Does Digital”...

How the World Does Digital: Government-Led Program Gives Netherlands a Digital Boost

July 17, 2024
Famed for its vibrant tulips and ubiquitous bicycles, the Netherlands is proving innovation isn’t limited to pedal power. This nation, boasting the world’s largest flower export industry and more bicycles...

How the World Does Digital: Two-Thirds of Aussie Consumers Use Mobile Phones to Bank

July 16, 2024
There’s no shortage of images that come to mind when the subject is Australia. Most of them are outdoors, like the vast outback and iconic Table Mountain, any number of...

Quick Reads
OpenPayd Launches Instant Payments on Brazil’s Pix Network

July 14, 2024
OpenPayd says its clients can now make transactions via Pix, Brazil’s real-time payment network. The new offering, announced by the embedded finance infrastructure provider last week, comes as Brazil is emerging as the world’s most digitally engaged countries, thanks in part to the popularity of Pix. “Pix was developed to combat the challenges created by […]