Ecosystems

Visa: Road-Tripping Into Connected Commerce’s Future
Visa: Road-Tripping Into Connected Commerce’s Future
January 10, 2020  |  VISA

It wasn’t long ago that the measure of a car or truck revolved around such things as the punch and pull of the engine, the...

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Envestnet | Yodlee CEO: Helping FIs Prep For ‘Next-Gen’ Data Aggregation
Envestnet | Yodlee CEO: Helping FIs Prep For ‘Next-Gen’ Data Aggregation
December 06, 2019  |  Data

The past few years have seen contentious relationships between financial institutions (FIs) — particularly larger ones — and data aggregators. At a high level, FIs...

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How AI And Robots Can Reduce Ecosystem Friction
How AI And Robots Can Reduce Ecosystem Friction
December 04, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Friction is everywhere – even the not-quite-vacuum of outer space has it. Closer to earth, friction can make a mess of commerce and payments, especially...

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How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy
How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy
October 18, 2019  |  Gig Economy

One of the basics of platform design and ignition is getting “anchor tenants” on board who — given their size, scale and profile — tend...

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Apple – Phone Home
Apple – Phone Home
September 30, 2019  |  Voice Activation

“There’s no place like home” are the famous words spoken by Judy Garland, playing the character of Dorothy, at the end of the iconic movie,...

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What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade
What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade
September 16, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

Sheep are not natural-born leaders. If they were, they wouldn’t need border collies or sheepherders to make sure that they didn’t follow wolves blindly into...

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Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
September 03, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The famous 18th-century political satirist and author, Jonathan Swift, wrote in 1745 that “vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Two hundred and seventy-four...

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Who Will Be The Consumer’s Everyday App?
Who Will Be The Consumer’s Everyday App?
July 29, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Everyone wants to be the consumer’s everyday app – the “super app” to rule them all, the front door into the goods and services consumers...

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The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra
The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra
July 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s been a little over two weeks since we all got our first look at Libra and Calibra. No doubt there will be countless news...

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