Would it have been more successful had it been called “Finch,” “Friday” or “Samantha?” That’s something to contemplate as we mark the 7th birthday of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. Those were some of the names being thrown around in brainstorming, according to Brad Stone’s 2021...
Connected vehicles and the data they generate continue to be put to new uses. This week saw the announcement of some new applications that are being developed or expanded. Among them are technology that makes renting a car a completely digital experience, an initiative to...
Super apps may consolidate an array of finance apps into a seamless, simplified and single user experience, but while all looks well on their dazzling new consumer-centric interfaces, the financial rails and pipes undergirding the system aren’t next-gen — they’re last gen. To a growing...
Consumers have become accustomed to near-ubiquitous internet access to get goods and services on-demand, as well as run multiple facets of their lives. As a result, customer experiences powered by digital technology are extending well beyond shopping, impacting everything from work and leisure to entertainment...
A growing list of new cars will no longer have to stop at toll booths or carry state-linked transponders that pay their way, as a factory-installed variety that is part of a suite of connectivity features is seeing additional uptake from the industry. During its recent third-quarter earnings call, Gentex told analysts and investors...
This week provided at least three fresh examples of what can be done with the reams of data being generated by connected vehicles, including a new pairing between Verizon and Nissan North America’s Research and Advanced Engineering team. Under the agreement, the two companies have completed a research proof-of-concept demonstrating how sensor data...
Building out the digital connected economy has created a demand for new, end-to-end financial services infrastructure. As Ricardo Josua, CEO of FinTech Pismo, told Karen Webster, without that infrastructure in place — where banks and FinTechs have ubiquity across their networks and sidestep decades-old legacy...
Until quite recently, few were familiar with terms like “the connected consumer” or “the connected economy” even though they’re both happening right around them. As the pandemic era is teaching us, there’s an accelerated need to not only understand these consumers, but to also make informed decisions on how best to digitally serve them. In creating a serviceable profile of the connected consumer and their expectations going...
Multinational eCommerce company Shopify is partnering with a series of enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers to provide direct integrations into the Shopify App Store, allowing for seamless connections between workflows and more data-driven decisions. Shopify says more than 10,000 merchants use Shopify Plus to manage...
