Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and the EU have each recently called for a crackdown on digital ads targeting kids, blaming big tech for not doing enough to prevent young people from seeing ads and other marketing messages promoting things ranging from sugary, high-calorie...
Dubai-based Commercial Bank International (CBI) has rolled out a metaverse location to enhance the integration of real and digital worlds, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
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As restaurants and grocers compete for consumers’ food spending, restaurants have been quicker to go where younger consumers have been going — the metaverse. Yet, Walmart, the world’s largest grocery retailer, is now getting onboard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Walmart jumped into the metaverse this week with two new spaces in Roblox, the non-blockchain metaverse game which claims 52 million daily active users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
In a government-endorsed “digital twin” project, the first 500 plots of virtual real estate in ‘Madalia World’ a virtual version of the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira were listed on the NFT marketplace Exclusible yesterday (Sep. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
As key players converge on Wednesday (Sep. 28) for the Dubai Metaverse Assembly, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making a bid to claim the title of world metaverse capital at a time when the concept is gaining popularity across the...
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may talk a lot about business being done in the social media giant’s future metaverse, but companies like graphics chipmaker Nvidia and consulting giant Deloitte are already doing it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
