Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly showed some openness to the use of blockchain and some aspects of cryptocurrency in a speech, following the country’s implementation of a ban on the use of crypto for payments last year and the introduction of a bill that...
In this second article in PYMNTS industrial metaverse series about the fledgling use of private enterprise virtual realities, we’ll look at how companies are building “digital twins” up and down their supply chains to create a complete, real-time picture of what’s happening in their business...
With skepticism that the metaverse will “change everything” growing as Meta’s struggles to produce a viable immersive virtual reality, there is a new “next big thing” waiting in the wings: The industrial metaverse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
As part of Dubai’s ambition to become a global center for metaverse business and technology, the emirate recently inaugurated its first hospital in the metaverse built by the UAE-based healthcare provider Medcare. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Will metaverse markets be ones in which consumers and businesses can participate freely or ones in which dominant platforms and companies can control access and activities? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
On Oct. 28, a year will have passed since Mark Zuckerberg’s world-shaking announcement that his company would henceforth be called Meta, writing in a founder’s letter: “Our hope is that within the next decade, the metaverse will reach a billion people, host hundreds of billions...
The Ajman Department of Finance (ADF) has launched a government payment platform on the metaverse, a service that registers government suppliers and a new website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
For $1,500, you can enter a metaverse in which the avatars will soon have actual legs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday (Oct. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Beyond the most basic point-and-click interactions, commerce in the metaverse will likely require some sort of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice interaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
