Connected Economy

The innovations in technology, connected devices, software, payments and cellular technology make it possible for people and businesses to connect with each other and do business via any device, an in any digital or physical location safely, securely, and in real time. This integration of the digital and physical worlds will transform the economy across the ten pillars that today represent its key cornerstones – pillars that are already experiencing the impact of disruptive innovation as new blended, digital-first experience-driven ecosystems are now taking shape.

Anthropic Launches Claude Marketplace for Business AI Tools
Anthropic Launches Claude Marketplace for Business AI Tools
March 09, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Anthropic has introduced a marketplace that includes third-party tools for its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
February 11, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon-owned eero has introduced a device that provides dedicated cellular backup connectivity for the user’s eero network when a primary interconnection goes down. Get the...

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Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
January 31, 2026  |  The Weekender

Search used to be a simple transaction: you typed “best tacos near me,” the internet shrugged, and 10 blue links politely fought to the death....

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Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search
Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search
January 22, 2026  |  Google

A week after adding a new Personal Intelligence feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini, Google has expanded the feature to AI Mode in Google Search. Get...

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Google Aims at Merchants With Open-Source Universal Agentic Protocol
Google Aims at Merchants With Open-Source Universal Agentic Protocol
January 12, 2026  |  Google

Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol marks a shift in how the company wants transactions to happen online. Instead of sending users from search results to merchant...

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What Agentic Commerce Can Learn From B2B Payments
What Agentic Commerce Can Learn From B2B Payments
January 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

For years, checkout has been consumer commerce’s single gravitational center. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Retailers Prepare for Agent-Driven Shopping at Scale
Retailers Prepare for Agent-Driven Shopping at Scale
January 06, 2026  |  Retail

For most of the 21st century’s eCommerce era, retailers have optimized for a single decision-maker: a human with a screen, a cursor and relatively limited...

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Executives Say AI Redefines Value and the Payments Competitive Landscape
Executives Say AI Redefines Value and the Payments Competitive Landscape
December 29, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Karen Webster describes Monday Conversation as a window into “interesting companies doing interesting things.” In 2025, the most useful interviews for banking, payments and FinTech...

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Agentic AI Takes the Wheel in Travel Planning and Booking
Agentic AI Takes the Wheel in Travel Planning and Booking
December 26, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Travel commerce is shifting from discovery to decision-making as artificial intelligence (AI) agents take control of itineraries and transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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