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ConnectedEconomy™ 2021: Forward Rethinks The Spirit And Intent Of Healthcare
ConnectedEconomy™ 2021: Forward Rethinks The Spirit And Intent Of Healthcare
April 26, 2021  |  Economy

There is perhaps no other sector in which the ConnectedEconomy™ can bring more benefits than in healthcare. The ability to integrate patient records across providers,...

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MoffettNathanson’s Lisa Ellis On Why She’s Bullish On Coinbase
MoffettNathanson’s Lisa Ellis On Why She’s Bullish On Coinbase
April 26, 2021  |  IPO

The “Google of the crypto economy” and Netscape 2.0. are just two of the many powerful analogies the Coinbase initial public offering (IPO) garnered on...

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Equifax Acquisition Gives Kount Window Into Digital ID Space
Equifax Acquisition Gives Kount Window Into Digital ID Space
April 26, 2021  |  Identity

For the last year, change has become the only consistent norm in the environment, and many firms in the payments and commerce business found themselves...

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CBDC Report: UK Joins Asian Countries In Digital Currency Progress
CBDC Report: UK Joins Asian Countries In Digital Currency Progress
April 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Focus may be on China’s progress with the digital yuan — and whether the dollar’s dominance will be threatened — but in the last few...

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ConnectedEconomy™ 2021: PhonePe Addresses Massive Scale Of India’s Digitization
ConnectedEconomy™ 2021: PhonePe Addresses Massive Scale Of India’s Digitization
April 23, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

There’s nothing like a shock to the system to break through inertia and motivate necessary change. The rise of the digital-first economy during the past...

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Putting Employees At Center Of Business Spend Management
Putting Employees At Center Of Business Spend Management
April 23, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The global pandemic shut business travel down a little over a year ago as workers relocated to their home offices and physical interactions between colleagues...

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i2c’s McCarthy: Regulations Can Tame Wild West of Financial Services Reliability
i2c’s McCarthy: Regulations Can Tame Wild West of Financial Services Reliability
April 23, 2021  |  Regulation

The slew of online outages over the past several months – from Robinhood to Chime to WhatsApp – show just how interconnected various aspects of...

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Patreon Chips Away At Digital Content Creator Stigma
Patreon Chips Away At Digital Content Creator Stigma
April 23, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

For artists, especially those with commercial ambitions, only a chosen few get to the big show. It was a frustrating fact for many in the...

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Cross-Border Complexity Requires New Approach For Global B2B Marketplaces
Cross-Border Complexity Requires New Approach For Global B2B Marketplaces
April 23, 2021  |  B2B Payments

For eCommerce retailers of all geographies, sizes and stripes, the world has become their marketplace. As such, it promises limitless scale and opportunity, most of...

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