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JPMorgan Funds Metaverse Payments Platform Tilia

A payment platform for metaverse economies Tilia has secured a total of $22 million in funding from JPMorgan and Seoul-based fintech Dunamu to scale and provide KYC-compliant micropayments

Blockchain & Crypto

Nissan Tries New Sales Avenues With Four Web3 Trademarks

Nissan enhanced its Web3 efforts with four new related trademarks filed in the US, while its Japan unit is currently experimenting with auto sales in the metaverse

Blockchain & Crypto

South Korea Launches Metaverse Fund

The Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea established an investment fund to support the growth of metaverse initiatives in the country

News

Japanese Banks to Enter Metaverse Economic Zone

Leading Japanese banks and tech companies have joined a metaverse infrastructure project to provide payments, authentication, and insurance services for users across platforms

Articles

Virtual Fintech: Banking in the Metaverse

The buzzword of today – metaverse – drives closer attention and huge investments from all major tech players. Retailers and banks cannot stay behind.

News

Seoul Government Opens City’s First Metaverse Project

According to Seoul’s mayor, Oh Se-hoon, the new virtual environment will allow residents to access official documents, file complaints, and receive help with filing taxes.

Science & Technology

CES 2023 Showcases Touch and Smell Tech for Metaverse

Metaverse needs more customised and real-life-like user experiences such as the integration of the senses of smell and touch into VR experiences, as demonstrated at CES 2023

News

MeetKai Launches Digitising Service and Metaverse Builder

MeetKai startup is launching several new platforms for metaverse creators and users, including a room-scanning service and a tool to build structures and spaces in the metaverse

News

Fidelity is up for Metaverse and NFT

Investment giant Fidelity Investments is eyeing innovative financial services such as payments in metaverse and NFT marketplace

Science & Technology

Nasdaq Revealed What VC Investors Cherish in Metaverse

The new report from Nasdaq found that larger metaverse platforms received more attention from investors this year

News

Mars Labs & DWF Labs Team Up for Metaverse

The Mars Metaverse, scheduled for official launch in 2024, has gotten $1M investment from the web 3.0 investment company DWF Labs

News

Apple Might Pursue ‘3D Mixed Reality’

Apple’s job listings and patent applications hint at a new exciting metaverse experience

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Is up for Metaverse and NFT 

Visa’s recent trademark applications are related to the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFT) and digital currency wallets

News

Banco BPI Opens in Metaverse

Portuguese bank BPI now has a virtual branch which customers can visit using Meta’s Oculus VR headset

News

Meta Bears More Losses: Investor Criticism Grows

Meta’s revenue decline for the second quarter in a row disappointed shareholders, criticism about heavy metaverse investments grows

Blockchain & Crypto

JP Morgan makes a strategic investment in Second Life’s payment platform Tilia

Tilia, the payments platform initially built to power the economy of Second Life metaverse, has secured an investment from JP Morgan