Let’s take a look back at what we got right in 2019 across our different coverage areas.
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Now that the calendar has rolled over to 2020, it’s time to put research and insight into action for a successful year.
Each year, the Business Insider Intelligence research team makes predictions for the coming 12 months. So to prove that Business Insider Intelligence is the service to supply you with the insight you need, let’s take a look back at what we got right in 2019 across our different coverage areas.
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| | Prediction Autonomous checkout stores would not be deployed in a full public store larger than 2,500 square feet — the size of established Amazon Go stores.   Why We Were Right Technology providers are still struggling to track all the people and items in a large store and to retrofit existing stores. There are reports of companies like Amazon working on the issue, but the lack of progress may mean it will take some time for the technology to scale. |
| | Prediction The US wireless carrier market would be shaken up as T-Mobile and Sprint get final approval to merge. Why We Were Right As part of the government’s conditions for greenlighting the merger, Dish agreed to acquire the wireless assets from both companies — including spectrum and Sprint’s Boost Mobile Brand — to create a competitive wireless carrier that would add a fourth player to the market. |
| | Prediction Amazon, Apple, or Google will make a big splash with a digital health acquisition. Why We Were Right All three of these tech giants made headlines with buy-ups of health tech firms – Apple with asthma-tracking startup Tueo Health in May, Amazon with digital diagnostics provider Health Navigator, and Google with its plans to purchase Fitbit. |
| | Prediction The digital-only bank wave will hit the US market. Why We Were Right This market heated up in the last year, as Neobank Chime grew from 2 million accounts to 5 million and scooped up $200 million in funding to make it a unicorn. N26 and Monzo both launched in the US, and Google announced plans to launch checking accounts. |
| | Prediction Blockchain adoption by incumbents will intensify, while initial coin offering (ICO) funding will plummet. Why We Were Right JPMorgan revealed plans in February to launch its own cryptocurrency and extended its blockchain platform to include payments validation. Additionally, 13 of the world’s largest banks are reportedly readying crypto versions of major global currencies for 2020. But the ICO market was down 97% year-over-year in Q1 2019, and there were no ICOs recorded for September, October, or November. |
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