Internet of Things

Smart Salt Shakers and Selfie Toasters: Meet the IoT Devices You Never Knew You Needed
Smart Salt Shakers and Selfie Toasters: Meet the IoT Devices You Never Knew You Needed
March 01, 2025  |  Internet of Things

Here at PYMNTS we cover the Connected Economy as well as banking and payments. You can call it the smart economy or the digital economy....

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Making Sense of Spatial Computing and Digital Twins for Industry
Making Sense of Spatial Computing and Digital Twins for Industry
January 17, 2025  |  Technology

The problem with the phrase “buzzword” is the unspoken implication that the technologies and innovations being labeled as such don’t provide real value, at least...

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Thredd’s McCarthy: Payments Execs Need to Take a Lesson From NASCAR
Thredd’s McCarthy: Payments Execs Need to Take a Lesson From NASCAR
January 03, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

2025 is here, and the payments industry will navigate uncertainty across regulatory, geopolitical and economic fronts. A new presidential administration will sweep into office, and...

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Beyond the Buzzword: Why Really Big Data Still Matters
Beyond the Buzzword: Why Really Big Data Still Matters
December 23, 2024  |  Big Data

Big data once topped every corporate wish list, right next to “digital transformation” and “innovation.” While the buzz has faded, the massive data processing revolution...

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Could Micropayments Be the Next Frontier for B2B Commerce?
Could Micropayments Be the Next Frontier for B2B Commerce?
December 10, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Innovation is continually redefining the parameters of what’s possible in business-to-business (B2B) payments. And across today’s operating landscape, one defined by digital transformation and real-time...

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Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe
Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe
November 18, 2024  |  Meta

Meta AI says its Ray-Ban smartglasses are now available in four European countries. Beginning Monday (Nov. 18), users in France, Spain, Ireland and Italy can...

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Report: Apple Developing AI-Powered Smart Home Device
Report: Apple Developing AI-Powered Smart Home Device
November 12, 2024  |  Apple

Apple will reportedly announce a device in a new product category — one that brings together artificial intelligence, apps and smart home functions — as early...

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Low-Orbit Economy Could Be High Stakes for Global Money Movement
Low-Orbit Economy Could Be High Stakes for Global Money Movement
June 24, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Access to the connected economy is the first step in contributing to it. And with the news last week that Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon...

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Microsoft ‘Doubles Down’ on Cybersecurity to Safeguard Connected Economy
Microsoft ‘Doubles Down’ on Cybersecurity to Safeguard Connected Economy
April 29, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

The cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group, resulting in a $872 million loss to the health insurer, is just one example of the evolving cyberthreat landscape in today’s connected economy. Beyond...

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