Were we living in a connected economy before the pandemic rearranged everything? Yes and no. Smartphones and apps were solid, and online banking via desktop and laptops was common. We had smart speakers and smart homes, and there was no shortage of ways to connect....
Small businesses today are increasingly reliant on technology to survive and thrive in these uncertain times. Their business operations have become increasingly digitized, to the point where many small businesses run everything from accounting to marketing, analytics and customer outreach through some kind of software...
Short-form video-sharing service TikTok was the most popular internet site in 2021, passing even Google, online infrastructure-provider Cloudflare Inc. reported in a blog post Monday (Dec. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Consumers want to consolidate their digital experiences into a single interface. In fact, 67% of all consumers would be interested in integrating at least two areas of their digital lives into a single app, providing them a centralized hub to manage a broader range of their digital...
The connected economy, with a tangled web of devices, apps, payments choices and a never-ending series of interactions between consumers, merchants and financial services firms is anything but simple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
In the midst of a global shortage of semiconductor chips that is affecting manufacturers in a wide range of industries, Stellantis and BMW have become the latest automakers to announce moves to improve their supply of these critical components that enable today’s high-tech, connected vehicles. ...
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It was Oct. 28 when Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Facebook would now be effectively a subsidiary of a company called Meta — as in “metaverse” — followed by a string of superlatives about what Meta will create as the metaverse replaces the...
In under 24 months, we’ve witnessed the astonishing success of buy now, pay later (BNPL), the meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies and the effects of a devastating pandemic that sped up payments tech by a factor of years, forcing consumers and businesses to reimagine commerce as...
