Connected Economy

Connected Economy
Connected Device Use Doubled During the Pandemic
May 06, 2022

America saw a connected device boom during the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Provides Glimpse of Smart Glasses Project
May 05, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg offers a small preview of his company’s smart glasses project. Also, Pinterest tries to tap into the $400 million livestream shopping market, and Western Union forms a partnership with PagaPay to support cross-border money transfers. Get...

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Consumers 51% More Engaged in Video Streaming, Social Media Browsing Than Shopping Online
May 05, 2022

When benchmarking the progress of the world’s digital transformation, one of the ways PYMNTS categorizes online activities is by those that are “transactional” activities and those that are “engagement” activities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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5G Powers Businesses’ Contactless Shopping, Untethered Internet Access, Backup Connections
May 05, 2022

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Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
May 05, 2022

Logistics as an industry seems to be lacking some logic. At least when it comes to payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Unveils Diversity-Focused Small Business Tools
May 04, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Meta rolls out a series of tools to help Black and Hispanic-owned small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Meanwhile, Mastercard works with Galileo to promote financial inclusion in Latin Amercia and the Caribbean, and payments platform Papaya works with Applied Innovation...

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The Data Point: 61% of US Shoppers Gravitate to Basics as Inflation Presses Down
May 04, 2022

Diligently tracking the movements and metrics of consumers in the connected economy, we’ve identified four important new consumer personas and facts about their buying behaviors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Dish Taps Samsung for 5G Products
May 03, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Samsung makes a deal with Dish to sell equipment for its soon-to-launch American 5G network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Today in the Connected Economy: Jamestown, BitPay Partner on Crypto Rent Payments
May 02, 2022

Today in the connected economy, real estate management firm Jamestown teams up with BitPay to accept cryptocurrency-based rent payments. Plus, Fingerprint Cards and Transcorp collaborate to bring biometric cards to India, and payments technology firm Payix offers online cash payment acceptance — or eCash —...