Former Disney chairman Bob Iger has joined the board of Genies after making an investment in the NFT/metaverse startup, the company announced on Twitter Monday (March 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
There’s been some coverage of recent comments by Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin saying that the second-largest blockchain can’t get any faster than it is now. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) made their mark in 2021, with sales, profits and buyers surging exponentially over 2020, according to a report from NFT data company Nonfungible.com, done in collaboration with L’Atelier BNP Paribas. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Last month, Perfect Corp., an artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) beauty and fashion tech firm, launched a virtual try-on tool for the beauty brand Sally Hansen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Singapore-based cryptocurrency FinTech platform Cake DeFi on Wednesday (March 9) launched a $100 million venture capital investment arm — Cake DeFi Ventures — that will target Web3, the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), eSports gaming and other FinTechs, according to a company blog post. Get the...
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Memorabilia bearing Mickey Mantle’s autograph has traditionally been one of the safest investments in world of sports collectibles — be it baseballs or the Yankees slugger’s rookie card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Given the dramatic changes in the world’s financial systems —cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and FinTechs — one could think it’s impossible to determine which one is more revolutionary. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Millions remain excluded from mainstream formal financial markets in emerging and developing markets, but the rapid rise in internet and smartphone adoption in the last decade has led to a boom in mobile money service, accelerating progress toward universal financial access and helping to increase...
