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From Gaming to Hospitality, Firms Miss Out on Instant Payout Monetization Opportunity
Real-Time Payments // October 24, 2023

Recent studies conducted by PYMNTS Intelligence have unveiled a significant opportunity that gaming and hospitality companies are missing out on — the chance to monetize instant payouts. As noted in a recent study conducted by PYMNTS Intelligence, “Generation Instant: Gamers and Winnings,” reveals that gaming companies...

Razer Invests In Asian Online Payment Firm To Boost Virtual Currency For Gamers
Investments // June 26, 2017

Gaming company Razer has invested nearly $20 million into Malaysia-based online payment firm MOL Global. According to TechCrunch, this move is part of Razer’s push to establish its virtual currency for gamers in Southeast Asia. The deal boosts the value of MOL Global to around the...

Facebook Messenger 2.0: Lotsa Bots
Facebook // April 19, 2017

Innovator, entrepreneur and architect of “the greatest show on Earth” P.T. Barnum famously said, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” This week, going into its F8 conference — Facebook’s annual in-house version of the greatest show on earth for its developers — the world got...

Hackers Tricking Japan’s Mobile Gamers With Offers Of Fake Fantasy Cash
Security & Fraud // April 18, 2017

In Japan, gamers may be at risk of being played, by hackers. Bloomberg News reports that hackers are luring gamers with “virtual trinkets” that help them infiltrate the corporate world — literally — by using the gamer as a gateway of sorts. In one example, an employee in...

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Facebook Messenger 2.0: Lotsa Bots

April 19, 2017
Innovator, entrepreneur and architect of “the greatest show on Earth” P.T. Barnum famously said, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” This week, going into its F8 conference — Facebook’s annual in-house version of the greatest show on earth for its developers — the world got a bit of counterevidence, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg did have […]

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Razer Invests In Asian Online Payment Firm To Boost Virtual Currency For Gamers

June 26, 2017
Gaming company Razer has invested nearly $20 million into Malaysia-based online payment firm MOL Global. According to TechCrunch, this move is part of Razer’s push to establish its virtual currency for gamers in Southeast Asia. The deal boosts the value of MOL Global to around the $100 million mark. Razer introduced its ‘zVault’ digital wallet and […]