Metaverse

Today in B2B: BNPL Takes Over for Corporate Cards; Global Payments Puts Netspend up for Sale Again
Today in B2B: BNPL Takes Over for Corporate Cards; Global Payments Puts Netspend up for...
February 11, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, buy now, pay later (BNPL) becomes an alternative to corporate credit cards, and Global Payments tries to sell Netspend again after...

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MetaCX Launches Metaverse-Based Business Value Network
MetaCX Launches Metaverse-Based Business Value Network
February 11, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Software firm MetaCX has launched the Business Value Network, a metaverse-based platform that lets businesses form “persistent digital connections” with other businesses in their ecosystem,...

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Today in Food Commerce: Deliveroo to Trial Ultrafast Delivery; Aggregators Take a Hit
Today in Food Commerce: Deliveroo to Trial Ultrafast Delivery; Aggregators Take a Hit
February 11, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Deliveroo gears up to try out ultrafast grocery delivery, and major aggregators struggle to make the economics of the model work....

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Restaurant Roundup: NYC Burger Chain Buys NFT Restaurant; DoorDash Launches Flower Delivery
Restaurant Roundup: NYC Burger Chain Buys NFT Restaurant; DoorDash Launches Flower Delivery
February 11, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

This week, two days before major restaurant brands McDonald’s and Panera Bread made headlines for their trademark filings showing plans to open metaverse restaurants, New...

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Samsung’s Metaverse Galaxy Smartphone Launch Marred by Interface Glitches
Samsung’s Metaverse Galaxy Smartphone Launch Marred by Interface Glitches
February 10, 2022  |  Metaverse

Samsung held a glittery launch event for its new flagship Galaxy S22 phone with something new: A preorder button to let attendees buy it in...

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McDonald’s New Special Sauce? McMetaverse, With 10 Trademarks Already Filed
McDonald’s New Special Sauce? McMetaverse, With 10 Trademarks Already Filed
February 10, 2022  |  Metaverse

With over 39,000 eateries in more than 100 countries and territories, McDonald’s is making plans to go where no hamburger joint has gone before —...

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Metaverse Game Bit Hotel Aims to Sell Digital Real Estate
Metaverse Game Bit Hotel Aims to Sell Digital Real Estate
February 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

Upcoming metaverse play-to-earn game Bit Hotel has raked in one of the largest sales of digital real estate ever, the platform announced Wednesday (Feb. 9)....

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NFT Creator Animoca’s Funding Round Nears $500M With KKR Involvement
NFT Creator Animoca’s Funding Round Nears $500M With KKR Involvement
February 09, 2022  |  Investments

Private equity company KKR & Co. is in talks to join the latest fundraising round for Hong Kong-based metaverse gaming company Animoca Brands Corp., bringing the...

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Meta Exec Talks Up Profit Perks of Metaverse
Meta Exec Talks Up Profit Perks of Metaverse
February 08, 2022  |  Meta

Complete with holographic avatars fencing and shooting hoops, the VP of Meta’s Metaverse unit Vishal Shah closed out the first day of speakers at an...

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