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Banks planning and engagement with Metaverse falls away

13 Sep 23 @ 16:59

In a new Global Benchmark for Sustainable Banking report it examines the key trends, opportunities and challenges presented by the adoption of key emerging technologies such as cybersecurity technologies, machine... read more

The Bots and the Banks – The power of ChatGPT

18 Apr 23 @ 10:52

Back in 2019, I wrote a piece for Wired predicting that in time robots will take over in banking just as they have done in manufacturing. I said that going to the... read more

Worldline deploy white label shopping mall in Metaverse

10 Mar 23 @ 10:28

Worldline has launched a Metaverse shopping mall that enables merchants, banks and service providers to easily enter the Metaverse. In the future, it is currently assumed that the Metaverse will... read more

Japan Metaverse Economic Zone

06 Mar 23 @ 16:43

10 major Japanese Tech and Finance powerhouse have joined together to launch the Japan Metaverse Economic Zone. The companies have signed a basic agreement for the building of an Open... read more

Banks beginning to engage with the Metaverse

21 Feb 23 @ 18:25

For much of the past few years, if there was a focus on a Web 3.0 technology, it was probably blockchain, with cryptocurrency investments booming and technologies like NFTs promising... read more

Visa becomes latest to file trademarks in the Metaverse

13 Dec 22 @ 09:49

Visa has become the latest payment giant behind Mastercard and American Express as it filed two trademark applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) related to digital... read more

PE on ice over winter as deal values fall during 2022

05 Dec 22 @ 19:27

The rising cost of leverage as well as volatile valuations amidst a global economic downturn and tightening monetary policies have been identified as the greatest challenges facing the private equity... read more

Bank of England warns of systemic risk from crypto in the Metaverse

21 Nov 22 @ 18:18

Cryptoassets could have important roles within the Metaverse – a decentralised, immersive next generation of the internet. Cryptoassets enable verifiable ownership of digital items, and when built to common standards,... read more

Billions of dollars being spent by individuals and corporation in Metaverse land grab

07 Nov 22 @ 11:27

Nearly $2 billion (£1.75 billion) has been spent in the Metaverse on virtual land in the past 12 months, as people and companies race to get a foothold in the... read more

Report: Millennials lead Gen Z for FinTech adoption

04 Nov 22 @ 11:30

A new study from FIS finds Millennials in the US are more open to adopting new and digitally-oriented financial experiences, including those enabled through embedded finance experiences than other generational... read more

J.P. Morgan inks deal to offer Meta Pay to merchants

25 Oct 22 @ 18:23

Meta has announced a new partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments to expand Meta Pay to J.P. Morgan merchants as a new checkout option for people. This partnership will allow people to... read more

Web3 and “the merge” what does it mean for the payments industry?

22 Sep 22 @ 16:25

Crypto enthusiasts believe, the switch by the Ethereum blockchain to a new system for validating transactions — a move known as “the merge” — is an historic moment for what... read more

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Stablecoin cards quietly cross a payments milestone

19 Jan 26 @ 17:51

Global stablecoin card payments have reached a notable inflection point. Monthly transaction volumes climbed to around $1.5 billion in August, up from roughly $... more

Revolut Pay positions itself for Agentic Commerce

19 Jan 26 @ 18:02

Revolut Pay is making an early and deliberate move into agentic commerce, becoming one of the first EU-based payment methods compatible with Google’s Agent Pa... more

Agentic commerce triggers new battle over checkout control

27 Jan 26 @ 17:55

The rapid advance of agentic commerce is forcing e-commerce platforms to confront an uncomfortable question: who controls the checkout when machines, not humans... more