Connected Economy

Connected Economy
Today in the Connected Economy: Mastercard Offers Support to UK SMBs
May 09, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Mastercard and Enterprise Nation roll out an app designed to help small businesses in the U.K., and Uber reroutes its course following a recent earnings report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Uber’s Strategic Shift Signals Investors Want Sustainability in the Connected Economy
May 09, 2022

What a difference a pandemic makes. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

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Product Knowledge Gives Consumers Confidence to Buy Online 
May 09, 2022

If consumers are to select a product and purchase it online, they need to feel confident they have the information to do it right. Sometimes that can be a barrier to completing the sale.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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PayPal Combines COVID Learning With Digital Transformation to Pursue ‘Commerce 2.0’
May 09, 2022

If you remember Internet 1.0, it looked like a pinball machine and wasn’t very smart, making search results an adventure that often ended in disappointment. Selling is much the same, passing through its early “just slap up a website” phase and graduating to the experiences...

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Banks Sidestep CE100’s Slide, Investors Seek Defensive Names in Healthcare
May 09, 2022

To find the bright spots in a dismal week and to find where investors have been finding at least some safe haven, look toward the banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Connected Device Use Doubled During the Pandemic
May 06, 2022

America saw a connected device boom during the pandemic. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Provides Glimpse of Smart Glasses Project
May 05, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg offers a small preview of his company’s smart glasses project. Also, Pinterest tries to tap into the $400 million livestream shopping market, and Western Union forms a partnership with PagaPay to support cross-border money transfers. Get...

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Consumers 51% More Engaged in Video Streaming, Social Media Browsing Than Shopping Online
May 05, 2022

When benchmarking the progress of the world’s digital transformation, one of the ways PYMNTS categorizes online activities is by those that are “transactional” activities and those that are “engagement” activities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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5G Powers Businesses’ Contactless Shopping, Untethered Internet Access, Backup Connections
May 05, 2022

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