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.

The Role of Biometric Ubiquity in Building Customer Trust
The Role of Biometric Ubiquity in Building Customer Trust
December 01, 2021  |  Biometrics

We may all be using them to unlock our smartphones and track our fitness, but when it comes to using biometrics to create secure, seamless...

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Restaurant Website Platform SpotHopper Nets $14M for Growth and Feature Development
Restaurant Website Platform SpotHopper Nets $14M for Growth and Feature Development
November 30, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurant website platform SpotHopper on Tuesday (Nov. 30) completed a Series A fundraising round that will bring in $14 million for the company to expand...

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Utility Will Make the Metaverse Work — and Pay — With or Without Goggles
Utility Will Make the Metaverse Work — and Pay — With or Without Goggles
November 30, 2021  |  Connected Economy

It was Oct. 28 when Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Facebook would now be effectively a subsidiary of a company called Meta —...

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Verification Platform Puts Data Portability to the Test in the Lending Space
Verification Platform Puts Data Portability to the Test in the Lending Space
November 24, 2021  |  Data

As the debate over consumer data privacy moves from the living room to the board room to meeting rooms on Capitol Hill, more firms are...

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PayPal’s Peggy Alford On Buy Now Pay Later, Crypto and the Super App Future
PayPal’s Peggy Alford On Buy Now Pay Later, Crypto and the Super App Future
November 22, 2021  |  Connected Economy

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...

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Are Consumers Really Giving up on Home Fitness?
Are Consumers Really Giving up on Home Fitness?
November 17, 2021  |  Fitness

Digital connected fitness is showing serious signs of weakness, with Peloton earlier this month lowering its expectations for subscription growth and revenue for the 2022...

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Plumbers, Home Service Pros Turn To Apps for Help Growing Business
Plumbers, Home Service Pros Turn To Apps for Help Growing Business
November 16, 2021  |  Accounts Receivable

Throughout the pandemic, business survival — especially small business survival — has increasingly depended on how well businesses have been able to manage the great...

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Here’s Why Millennials Own More Connected Devices Than Anyone
Here’s Why Millennials Own More Connected Devices Than Anyone
November 15, 2021  |  Connected Economy

The future may well belong to the young. But in the case of online commerce, it is the bridge millennial who may power things forward....

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Investment Capital Finds Its Place at the Intersection of Software and Payments
Investment Capital Finds Its Place at the Intersection of Software and Payments
November 15, 2021  |  Investments

It may seem like a lifetime, but it was only a few years ago — nearly three, in fact — when the payments mega-deals began...

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