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.

Enterprise AI Goes Vertical and Investors Follow Fast
Enterprise AI Goes Vertical and Investors Follow Fast
April 20, 2026  |  Investments

Breadth was the safest bet in enterprise artificial intelligence (AI): Build a platform and let the market find you. That model still raises money. But...

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Retail Media Grows but Hard-to-Use Offers Hold It Back
Retail Media Grows but Hard-to-Use Offers Hold It Back
April 20, 2026  |  Retail

Retail media networks are expanding across retailers, marketplaces and financial institutions, as advertising tied to actual purchases can prove more successful than advertising tied to...

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How Visa Is Rewiring Bank Infrastructure for the AI Era
How Visa Is Rewiring Bank Infrastructure for the AI Era
April 20, 2026  |  Banking

Watch more: The Edit With Visa’s Kathleen Pierce-Gilmore Banks’ legacy core systems were built to prioritize stability, accuracy and scale, and they still deliver on...

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43% of SMBs Would Pay to Make Purchases in Installments
43% of SMBs Would Pay to Make Purchases in Installments
April 20, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses aren’t just shopping for new ways to pay. They’re looking for tools that give them greater control over timing, visibility and day-to-day cash...

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The Riskiest Words in B2B: This Is How We’ve Always Done It
The Riskiest Words in B2B: This Is How We’ve Always Done It
April 17, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Few phrases in corporate history have proven as durable as “no one ever got fired for buying IBM.” It is shorthand for something deeper: when...

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Big Bank Earnings Show Digital Activity Drives Deposits
Big Bank Earnings Show Digital Activity Drives Deposits
April 16, 2026  |  Earnings

The latest round of big bank earnings offers a clear signal that digital channels are central to how deposits are gathered, retained and expanded. Across...

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BNY’s AI Strategy Signals a New Era of Platform Banking
BNY’s AI Strategy Signals a New Era of Platform Banking
April 16, 2026  |  Earnings

Banks are increasingly chasing a new kind of relationship with their enterprise clients. As BNY stressed to investors during its Thursday (April 16) first quarter...

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As Cross-Border Payments Splinter, Firms See Interoperability As Way Out
As Cross-Border Payments Splinter, Firms See Interoperability As Way Out
April 16, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

The global payments system is entering a messy middle phase where innovation is abundant, coordination is scarce and geopolitics are reshaping the rules in real-time....

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Anthropic’s New Design Tool Rivals Adobe and Figma
Anthropic’s New Design Tool Rivals Adobe and Figma
April 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic is planning to release its new model Claude Opus 4.7 alongside a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered design tool capable of generating websites, landing pages...

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