France-based Worldline on Tuesday (May 31) announced the public launch of one of the first virtual showrooms operated by a payments firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
There may well be a Memorial Day parade, event, ceremony or, well, memorial somewhere in the many burgeoning metaverses, but we didn’t find one. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney went to war with Apple in 2020 over its iron grip on the iPhone ecosystem and with Google a year later over Android, and now he’s ready wade back into the fray to protect the future of the metaverse. Get...
BUD, an app that enhances the metaverse experience, has raised $36.8 million in a new funding round, a Medium blog post said Monday (May 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Entertainment giant Sony said Wednesday (May 18) that it is prepared to take a key role in the immersive virtual world known as the metaverse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
A lot of blockchain metaverse boosters like to paint the newly renamed Meta as a threat to the dream of a decentralized immersive virtual world that’s free from the clutches of Big Tech. But one can say this for CEO Mark Zuckerberg: He has the...
Vntana, which works in 3D eCommerce tech, announced Monday (May 9) that it has partnered with retail tech company ByondXR to begin exploring into the metaverse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Welcome to PYMNTS’ new weekly report on the metaverse, the biggest, hype-iest part of the crypto universe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently opened its metaverse-based headquarters in virtual world The Sandbox, a move that the agency said is a step toward making itself “accessible to its industry in their environment,” according to a Bitcoin.com report Thursday (May 5). Get the...
