Connected Economy

Digital wallets are becoming essential tools for French consumers, especially as the country embraces the ...

The FinTech IPO Index was 3.8% higher this past week, as Lemonade and Affirm were ...

Even with the continued shift to digital payments and the plethora of payment options, there ...

All artificial intelligence (AI) systems are software, but not all software is AI. At least, not ...

As the holiday shopping season approaches, the competition between retail giants Walmart and Amazon intensifies, ...

With the shopping season upon us, PYMNTS’ App Provider Rankings take a peek into shopping ...

The contemporary B2B landscape is being reshaped by a seismic shift toward automation and simplification. Companies ...

Global commerce platform WEX added a digital shopping solution to its Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits ...

The payment ambitions of the largest, marquee names in technology now will come under greater ...

A new breed of autonomous artificial intelligence called agents is taking over customer service and ...

True digital transformation in B2B payments requires more than just new technology. It demands an understanding ...

Unlike consumer payments, where streamlined experiences reign supreme, business-to-business (B2B) transactions are fragmented and slow-moving. But ...

Initially designed to fill a need for multiplayer gamers to interact, the communications platform Discord ...

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu said he supports “federal payments regulation and ...

Bitcoin and the global cryptocurrency market reportedly hit record highs Wednesday (Nov. 20). Bitcoin hit a ...

When it comes to the economy, some things are not up for discussion. Everyone is ...

In a landscape where data fuels decisions and insights drive growth, simplicity has taken center ...

Ecosia and Qwant have unveiled plans to create their own artificial intelligence (AI)-powered European search ...

Google introduced new tools to elevate online and in-store shopping experiences through artificial intelligence-powered features ...

Google Pay is expanding its buy now, pay later (BNPL) options with the addition of ...

Consumers in the United States have shown resilience while prioritizing speed and convenience, according to ...

TikTok is reportedly conducting a test that allows some creators to add product links from ...

Earlier this month, shares of Marqeta plunged more than 30% in the wake of weaker-than-expected ...

Perplexity has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shopping assistant in the U.S. and said it ...

No matter the application, the guiding principle behind tokenization remains the same: replacing sensitive data ...

Goldman Sachs plans to spin out GS DAP, its blockchain-based platform for participants in digital ...

It was 72 pages and every kid’s dream. Before the tsunami of Amazon and eCommerce ...

Meta AI says its Ray-Ban smartglasses are now available in four European countries. Beginning Monday (Nov. ...

It’s hard to believe it was more than 20 years ago. Feb. 4, 2004. George ...

CFOs’ and treasurers’ offices are among the most difficult stops on the digital roadmap in ...

The scorching post-election rally that lifted stocks across all market capitalizations and verticals paused this ...

Select Audi owners will soon be able to use their Galaxy smartphones to lock, unlock ...

Proof Culture founder and CEO Richard Brown’s love of sneakers began long before he ever ...

OpenAI reportedly plans to release an autonomous computer-controlling agent called “Operator,” marking a significant advance ...

Today’s B2B businesses want digital solutions to deliver efficiency without compromising on security. While that may ...

Amazon has added new health and beauty-related services to its healthcare offering. The company announced Thursday ...

Google has brought its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) offering to the iPhone. The company’s app now ...

Apple’s reported upcoming artificial intelligence (AI)-powered display, launching as early as March, could shake up the ...

Call it a financial services ecosystem or even a financial services marketplace. But don’t call ...

Payment financing (PayFi) network Huma Finance launched its protocol on Solana. The expansion to this blockchain ...

A new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that turns plain English into working software ...

Amazon introduced a new store for products priced at $20 or less. “Amazon Haul” offers U.S. ...

Mastercard plans to phase out the need to enter card numbers, static passwords and one-time ...

Digital infrastructures now sit at the heart of almost every business operation. While this interconnectedness ...

The average consumer has 5.3 bank accounts. Now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued ...

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have historically faced outsized challenges relative to their own footprint. From ...

Innovation is born in times of struggle. And in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and ...

New artificial intelligence (AI) tools are changing how restaurants analyze customer data, test food safety ...

The Clearing House’s RTP® network, a real-time payments rail in the United States, is winding ...

FIS is teaming with Oracle to remove paper checks from the utility billing process. The FinTech ...

You pays your money, you makes your choice. That old idiom does not apply to many ...

Mastercard and Tap Payments have partnered to introduce a Click to Pay with Payment Passkey service for eCommerce ...

Mastercard has introduced a new platform designed to help financial and service providers offer their ...

The next generation of small businesses just might be the current generation of micro-businesses. They’re ...

In the post-COVID world, corporates are faced with what should be an easy decision: creating ...

The restaurant industry is experiencing a technological transformation that’s reshaping the dining experience. At the ...

Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize said Friday (Nov. 8) that it detected a cybersecurity issue within its ...

Meta is promoting its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at a Meta Lab pop-up store in Los Angeles ...

Behind every modern artificial intelligence (AI) system lies a crucial foundation: massive datasets that serve ...

In Latin America, where many consumers are unbanked or underbanked, roughly three-quarters of consumers don’t ...

Earnings, earnings everywhere — and for connected economy stocks in the CE 100 Index, roaring ...

The integration of social media and eCommerce has led to the rise of social commerce, ...

That robot voice taking your Taco Bell order isn’t just an experiment — it’s handled ...

Last week, Nacha said its Payments Innovation Alliance formed a new project team seeking to ...

McDonald’s reportedly improved customer satisfaction scores and reduced customer wait times by using geofencing technology ...

On Wall Street, what goes up must go down, and vice versa. A momentous week with ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) models could soon become more expensive, forcing businesses to reassess their AI ...

Digital transformation is serving up new efficiencies for the restaurant and hospitality sector. With razor-thin margins, ...

Offering car dealers and shoppers value beyond the leads it has traditionally delivered is paying ...

Teamwork makes the dream work, especially when that dream is better B2B payments. With FinTech innovators ...

It was a good week on Wall Street for FinTechs despite one high-profile stock price ...

Amazon is rolling out the Virtual Holiday Shop, a new digital space for consumers looking ...

B2B innovation doesn’t move slowly, it gets slowed down — mostly by complexity. While entrenched corporate ...

Airlines run on two things: schedules and exceptions to those schedules. For the travel industry, building ...

For Coupang founder and CEO Bom Kim, a key customer engagement tool for the multinational eCommerce ...