Today in the connected economy, Porsche’s CEO reveals the car maker and Apple had held talks about possible joint projects, including an expansion on Apple CarPlay. Also, Universal Music Group’s 10:22PM label makes landmark NFT purchase, and B2B payment service PayTrace becomes part of the...
Today in the connected economy, Google debuts a new suite of mapping, routing and analytics capabilities designed to tackle last mile delivery. Also, Instacart joins its rival DoorDash in getting into the office supply field, and a new report suggests Spotify could be adding NFTs...
Today in the connected economy, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Citi and Credit Suisse unveil their loan platform Versana, which they say will bring “transparency, efficiency and velocity” to the $5 trillion syndicated loan market. Also, Audible signs a deal with 1Huddle to give its...
In today’s ConnectedEconomy™, employed consumers work an average of approximately 43 hours each week, with many putting in even more hours. This is just one example of how the ongoing digitization of the U.S. and global economy is reshaping consumers’ lives. According to the February...
Today in the connected economy, buy now, payer later (BNPL) firm Affirm boosted its outlook for the year, and said its enterprise partnerships deserve some of the credit. Also, FinTech Stellar launched a credit platform, and Singapore’s Giift bought a majority stake in Xoxoday, an...
Amid the volatility of last week — the soaring prices at the pump and everywhere else, the double-digit percentage point plunges (and gains) as companies reported earnings — the Connected Economy 100 Index barely budged. For those of us keeping score, the index slipped a...
Today’s commercial fleets are looking to automakers and their dealers for not only vehicles, service and financing, but also software and electric-vehicle charging — all with the aim of improving their vehicles’ uptime so they can do the jobs they’re meant to do. The opposite...
Today in the connected economy, vehicle subscription service Autonomy partners with Equifax to use the credit bureau’s technology to let customers subscribe using their smartphones. Also, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and MoneyGram International Inc. (MG) have teamed up with Techstars to launch a mentorship...
Today in the connected economy, Instacart rolls out new features designed to help its in-store pickers, while Visa and MFG team up to provide contactless transit solutions in North Africa. Plus, Google unveils a new tool that lets people tell their phone to pay for...
