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.

AI Takes the Wheel at Europe’s Biggest Carmakers

AI Takes the Wheel at Europe’s Biggest Carmakers
AI Takes the Wheel at Europe’s Biggest Carmakers
May 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is running on the production line, inside the vehicle and within the investment thesis. Europe’s premium automakers are moving on all fronts...

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ERP Data Can Fuel Enterprise AI. So Why Won’t Vendors Let It?
ERP Data Can Fuel Enterprise AI. So Why Won’t Vendors Let It?
May 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The tech stack powering the office of the CFO is evolving from a monolith to an ecosystem. And it’s resulting in some growing pains, as...

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Mastercard Sees Data Moving Payments From KYC to KYA
Mastercard Sees Data Moving Payments From KYC to KYA
May 01, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Mastercard’s Kaushik Gopal Both risk and opportunity across the payments industry are being increasingly defined by what happens...

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Alphabet Is Rebuilding Search as a Transaction Engine
Alphabet Is Rebuilding Search as a Transaction Engine
April 29, 2026  |  Earnings

A search query that once returned links is now beginning to complete transactions, and Alphabet’s latest results show how quickly that shift is moving from...

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Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
April 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. This capability is supported by Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite, an...

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New Square AI Agent Automates Daily Tasks for Main Street Sellers
New Square AI Agent Automates Daily Tasks for Main Street Sellers
April 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Square is now offering an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “intelligent business agent” built into Square Dashboard to a select group of sellers in open beta. The...

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OpenAI Joins Amazon Bedrock After New Agreement With Microsoft
OpenAI Joins Amazon Bedrock After New Agreement With Microsoft
April 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI models are now available in limited preview through Amazon Bedrock, a platform for building generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications and agents. As of Tuesday (April 28),...

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CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance
CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance
April 28, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to review registration applications and monitor trading, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig told CoinDesk in a report published...

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