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Meta Challenges Order to Kill $315M Deal to Acquire Giphy
Meta Challenges Order to Kill $315M Deal to Acquire Giphy
April 25, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Meta Platforms Inc. is fighting allegations by the United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog that the tech giant is violating anticompetitive rules, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 25)....

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As WhatsApp Stumbles in Brazil, Huge P2B Mobile Payments Opportunity up for Grabs
As WhatsApp Stumbles in Brazil, Huge P2B Mobile Payments Opportunity up for Grabs
April 20, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Merchant acceptance is key for new payments methodologies to reach critical mass, to truly become ingrained in commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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This Week in Payments: Commerce Takes Shape in the Metaverse, Everyone Becomes a FinTech, and Amazon Takes the Lead Over Walmart
This Week in Payments: Commerce Takes Shape in the Metaverse, Everyone Becomes a FinTech, and...
April 15, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

The connected economy saw big news on several fronts this week, with buzz around Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bid, Meta disclosing its plans for commerce...

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Wendy’s Opens Virtual Restaurant in Meta’s Metaverse
Wendy’s Opens Virtual Restaurant in Meta’s Metaverse
April 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Wendy’s has opened a virtual reality restaurant in the metaverse, a NJ.com report said Wednesday (April 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PYMNTS Metaverse Series: Gaming Has a Big Lead in the Metaverse, for Better or Worse
PYMNTS Metaverse Series: Gaming Has a Big Lead in the Metaverse, for Better or Worse
April 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Sixteen years ago, a group of World of Warcraft (WoW) players organized an in-game funeral for a real-life guild member who had passed away. The...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Reveals What It Will Charge for Its Metaverse
Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Reveals What It Will Charge for Its Metaverse
April 12, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta Platforms unveils the payment tools for creators using its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. Also, Microsoft launches a Banking-as-a-Service partnership...

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Meta Opens Its Metaverse Platform to Payments, and It Doesn’t Come Cheap
Meta Opens Its Metaverse Platform to Payments, and It Doesn’t Come Cheap
April 12, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta is rolling out a payments tools for creators of virtual mini-worlds and communities in its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. Get the Full Story Complete...

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SEC: Meta Shareholders Can Vote on Independent Review of Metaverse
SEC: Meta Shareholders Can Vote on Independent Review of Metaverse
April 08, 2022  |  Meta

Arjuna Capital said it had secured support from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to put Meta Platforms Inc.’s proposed metaverse through a third-party...

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Non-crypto ‘Zuck Buck’ May Mark Shift in Meta’s Payments Strategy
Non-crypto ‘Zuck Buck’ May Mark Shift in Meta’s Payments Strategy
April 07, 2022  |  Meta

Meta’s plans for an internal digital currency have turned away from blockchain-based cryptocurrencies since the collapse of its Diem stablecoin project earlier this year. Get...

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