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 Hardest Job in Logistics Is Going to Robots
The Hardest Job in Logistics Is Going to Robots
September 01, 2026  |  Shipping

Warehouse automation has always been easiest where a company can build the environment around the machines: standardized bins, fixed conveyor paths, predictable inputs. The harder...

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Rundoo Bets Independent Supply Stores Are Vertical Software’s Next Big Market
Rundoo Bets Independent Supply Stores Are Vertical Software’s Next Big Market
September 01, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: Need to Know With Rundoo’s Nick Hershey Independent supply stores like to do things their own way, which gives them competitive strength. However,...

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ISO 20022’s Next Phase Stalled by Corporate Data Gaps
ISO 20022’s Next Phase Stalled by Corporate Data Gaps
August 31, 2026  |  Global Payments

The payments industry has largely converted its cross-border messaging infrastructure to ISO 20022. Its next challenge is getting structured address data to match the new...

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AI Opens a New Distribution Channel for Credit
AI Opens a New Distribution Channel for Credit
August 31, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Economic pressure is incentivizing consumers more reason to compare the cost of a purchase, the possibility of financing behind it and the alternatives before committing....

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The New Cyber Math for CFOs: One Attack, Hundreds of Disclosures
The New Cyber Math for CFOs: One Attack, Hundreds of Disclosures
August 28, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

There’s a new number in cybersecurity for CFOs to track, and it’s not the list of what was stolen. It’s the number of obligations created....

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Cisco Deploys Custom AI Agent to Entire 90,000-Person Workforce
Cisco Deploys Custom AI Agent to Entire 90,000-Person Workforce
August 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Cisco is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) agent, MyAgent, to 90,000 employees, Thimaya Subaiya, executive vice president, operations at Cisco, said in a Thursday...

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Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
August 27, 2026  |  Retail

Retail, since the category’s inception, has embraced the maxim that population density equals sales destiny. That calculus has largely held steady in the age of...

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This AI Agent Ends Subscriptions Without a Phone Call
This AI Agent Ends Subscriptions Without a Phone Call
August 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Most personal finance apps have worked the same way for years: a dashboard showing what a consumer spent. The actual decision, whether to cancel a...

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Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up
Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up
August 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Flagright’s Chris Phillips A little paranoia may be useful when the technology moving money changes faster than the...

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