Payment Innovations Remain Apple's Top Fintech Priority

... and is now exploring areas such as augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), semiconductors, but also payments and financial services.

source https://fintechnews.ch/mobilepayments/payment-innovations-remain-apples-top-fintech-priority/55293/

China university sets up metaverse major, renames department

In August, Tencent, Huawei, and Epic Games started a research institute for metaverse and virtual reality interaction with multiple Chinese ...

source https://forkast.news/headlines/chinese-university-metaverse-major/

Modern Retail Research: How brands and retailers are actually using AR and VR

The pandemic propelled usage of both technologies: Virtual reality (VR) offered the ability to remotely gather in virtual spaces when in-person events ...

source https://www.modernretail.co/technology/modern-retail-research-how-brands-and-retailers-are-actually-using-ar-and-vr/

Why a gaming and esports company is launching its own metaverse platform - Digiday

After acquiring the esports holding company ReKTGlobal in July 2022, technology firm Infinite Reality is using its newfound inventory of gaming ...

source https://digiday.com/marketing/why-a-gaming-and-esports-company-is-launching-its-own-metaverse-platform/

Napster hires Roblox former Global Head of Music, Jon Vlassopulos, as CEO

Music industry veteran Emmy Lovell was named interim CEO at the time. Napster was previously acquired, in April 2021, by UK-based virtual reality ...

source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/napster-hires-roblox-former-global-head-of-music-jon-vlassopulos-as-ceo/