Connected Economy

Connected Economy
From Omnichannel to Open Banking: PYMNTS’ Most Quotable Quotes of 2024
December 31, 2024

Here at PYMNTS our main focus is exactly what the name says. But to our CEO Karen Webster’s credit, she saw that the digital shift that was happening in banking and the payments sector would be so dramatic that it needed to be set against...

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Xerox Surges on Lexmark Deal but Can’t Budge CE 100 Index
December 30, 2024

The CE 100 Index barely budged in a shortened trading week that left only two more days of stock market action for 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Retail Retreat: Shopify’s Checkout Woes Lead ‘Shop’ Pillar Drop in CE100 Index
December 23, 2024

Go figure. During the most intense shopping season of the year, the “Shop” pillar of the Connected Economy 100 went down 3.7% last week. It led the index down by 2.8%, as all the pillars dropped at about the same rate as the general markets....

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CE 100 Index Gives Up 2.2% as MongoDB and Adobe Slip on Earnings
December 16, 2024

What goes up must come down — and after three straight weeks of rallies, the CE 100 wound up snapping a long streak of wins, declining 2.2% in the penultimate “full” week of trading for 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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CE 100 Index Gains Ground on Porch Group’s 51% Rally
December 09, 2024

The CE 100 Index rallied by 2.2% this past week, starting the last month of trading in 2024 on a positive note. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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CEO Interview: Squire Creates New ‘Operating System’ for Neighborhood Barbershops
December 02, 2024

There’s no shortage of business model innovation enabled by SaaS technology. It makes entering new markets easier. It makes data more accessible, a critical feature in the age of GenAI. It allows companies to scale up and down with agility. Perhaps one of the innovations...

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CE 100 Index Ends Holiday-Shortened Trading Week 1.4% Higher
December 02, 2024

The holiday-shortened trading week produced a modest gain for the CE 100 Index, which was 1.3% higher. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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CE 100 Index Jumps 5.2% as C3.ai and Snowflake Surge by Double Digits
November 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence — specifically, AI companies that have been riding the wave of simulating human cognition — powered the CE 100 Index 5.2% higher through the past week.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Discord Grows a Central Hub of Social Gaming and Community Engagement
November 20, 2024

Initially designed to fill a need for multiplayer gamers to interact, the communications platform Discord has grown into a vital hub for gamers, developers and creators alike. Launched in 2015, Discord has redefined social gaming by offering a platform that goes beyond simple communication. Get...