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 New Cyber Math for CFOs: One Attack, Hundreds of Disclosures

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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Treasury Unveils Post-Quantum Readiness Task Force
Treasury Unveils Post-Quantum Readiness Task Force
August 25, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday (Aug. 24) the launch of a public-private initiative aimed at helping financial institutions and systems migrate from today’s widely...

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EBANX CEO Says Payments’ Next Rival May Not Be a Payments Company
EBANX CEO Says Payments’ Next Rival May Not Be a Payments Company
August 25, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With João Del Valle of EBANX Thirty years after longtime Intel CEO Andy Grove warned executives that a strategic...

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Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
August 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Instacart’s advertising business is already one of the largest in retail media. The company generated more than $1 billion in ads and other revenue in...

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