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.

Morgan Stanley Advances Blockchain Infrastructure Goal With Preliminary Bank Approval
Morgan Stanley Advances Blockchain Infrastructure Goal With Preliminary Bank Approval
June 30, 2026  |  Blockchain

Morgan Stanley obtained preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter a de novo national trust bank called...

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Europe’s Crypto Reset Begins: Who’s In, Who’s Out Under MiCA
Europe’s Crypto Reset Begins: Who’s In, Who’s Out Under MiCA
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency has spent 15 years asking if regulators could catch up. Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the landmark digital asset regulatory framework that goes into...

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Visa Says Online Deal Hunting Sustains Consumers’ Discretionary Spending
Visa Says Online Deal Hunting Sustains Consumers’ Discretionary Spending
June 30, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers around the world are continuing to make discretionary purchases despite rising prices, according to Visa. Rather than cutting back, consumers are seeking deals, often with...

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Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank
Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Plasma’s Zaheer Ebtikar Start with the part nobody in the payments industry wants to hear. Stablecoins probably won’t win...

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How AI Erased a $184 Billion Supply Chain Blind Spot
How AI Erased a $184 Billion Supply Chain Blind Spot
June 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Enterprise software has spent a decade telling companies where their supply chains are breaking down. The harder problem—deciding what to do about it and acting...

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Agentic Credit Helps Banks See Stability Behind Uneven Income
Agentic Credit Helps Banks See Stability Behind Uneven Income
June 29, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For decades, lenders have treated employment as a proxy for stability. But more Americans are piecing together income from hourly work, contract jobs, commissions and...

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Anthropic Gives California Government a Discount on Claude
Anthropic Gives California Government a Discount on Claude
June 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic will reportedly give California government workers expanded, discounted use of its Claude AI products. The new arrangement follows a deal between the artificial intelligence...

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Wedbush Says Missing ROI Metrics Threaten Further Enterprise AI Deployment
Wedbush Says Missing ROI Metrics Threaten Further Enterprise AI Deployment
June 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Many enterprises have not developed a way to determine whether they have gained a good return on investment on the artificial intelligence (AI) tools they...

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BMW’s AI Runs 16 Billion Daily Requests and 600 Use Cases
BMW’s AI Runs 16 Billion Daily Requests and 600 Use Cases
June 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every time a BMW driver locks their car remotely, checks their battery level, receives a navigation update or gets a software fix pushed over the...

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