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Smart Salt Shakers and Selfie Toasters: Meet the IoT Devices You Never Knew You Needed
Smart Salt Shakers and Selfie Toasters: Meet the IoT Devices You Never Knew You Needed
March 01, 2025  |  Internet of Things

Here at PYMNTS we cover the Connected Economy as well as banking and payments. You can call it the smart economy or the digital economy....

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An Ode to Malls as Gen Z Craves IRL Experiences
An Ode to Malls as Gen Z Craves IRL Experiences
February 22, 2025  |  Retail

“The currency of now” takes on a decidedly different form in this poem about the mall’s resurgence. It celebrates the brick-and-mortar comeback fueled by Gen...

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March Madness 2025 and Beyond: When AI Meets the Big Dance
March Madness 2025 and Beyond: When AI Meets the Big Dance
February 15, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

As the calendar flips to March, college basketball fans are gearing up for another exhilarating NCAA tournament. In the future, artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology...

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Legend, Legacy and the Future: Reflecting on 75 Years of Credit Cards and 20 Years of ‘Paying With Plastic’
Legend, Legacy and the Future: Reflecting on 75 Years of Credit Cards and 20 Years...
February 08, 2025  |  Credit Cards

By now, the story of the birth of the credit card has taken on the stuff of legend. The current state of that legend dates...

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Got Digital Assets? The Weird, the Wild and the Whatever Coins
Got Digital Assets? The Weird, the Wild and the Whatever Coins
February 01, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Everyone seems to have their own digital asset these days — from Elon Musk’s favorite meme token, Dogecoin, to the newly “minted” Trump Coin. If...

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Mermaid Tails and Cricket Snacks: TikTok’s Marketplace Madness
Mermaid Tails and Cricket Snacks: TikTok’s Marketplace Madness
January 25, 2025  |  Social Commerce

It’s OK if you’re confused about the state of TikTok. Let’s not forget that this whole mess started when Congress banned TikTok, citing national security...

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Nice Spread: AI Is Coming for the Guac This Super Bowl Sunday
Nice Spread: AI Is Coming for the Guac This Super Bowl Sunday
January 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Every single American holiday is about the spread. Your mom’s Thanksgiving dinner sets the standard, but don’t discount the Super Bowl. This clash of pigskin-wielding...

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Flying Cars Can Wait: CES Shows Future Is Robots That Cool Your Soup, Pick Up Socks
Flying Cars Can Wait: CES Shows Future Is Robots That Cool Your Soup, Pick Up...
January 11, 2025  |  Technology

What do the movies “Blade Runner,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Back to the Future Part II” and Spike Jonze’s “Her” all have in common? These...

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‘Returnuary’ Highlights the Brilliant and Bizarre of Holiday Retail Regret
‘Returnuary’ Highlights the Brilliant and Bizarre of Holiday Retail Regret
January 04, 2025  |  Retail

The holiday season is the golden quarter for eCommerce, where businesses pull out all the stops to maximize sales. Yet, as the festive glow dims...

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