S. Korea's online food transactions up 45% in H1 amid pandemic
Aug 12, 2021 23:52 pm UTC| Economy Business
South Koreas online food transactions jumped 45.5 percent on-year to 27.8 trillion won in the first half to post the largest half-year tally, surpassing the previous record of 24.1 trillion won from the second half of...
Alchemy Pay to roll-out cryptocurrency cards in collaboration with Visa, Mastercard
Aug 12, 2021 23:52 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Alchemy will roll out cryptocurrency cards allowing users to pay through both Visa and MasterCard networks seamlessly and use them on eBay and Amazon. The setup will support above 40 cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin with...
Visa inks deal for crypto service providers to use its cards
Aug 12, 2021 23:46 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Visa inked three partnership deals for crypto service providers Tala, FTX, and CoinZoom to offer its cards, according to its CEO and Chairman Al Kelly. The deals would also address the complicated regulatory policies...
Blockchain Australia seeking to change govt's poor perception of industry
Aug 12, 2021 23:41 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Blockchain Australia laments that the Australian government is judging the industry through malicious scammers and actors whore tarnishing its image and wants authorities to engage with the industry to develop regulations...
New XFUN Token set to boost iGaming speed
Aug 12, 2021 23:36 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
FUNToken has created a new layer two token on Polygon dubbed XFUN to further increase iGaming speed and transparency while significantly cutting transaction costs. XFUN will become the token behind dPlay Casino,...
Wendy’s, Reef team up to open 700 ghost kitchens in the US, UK
Aug 12, 2021 09:36 am UTC| Business Economy
Wendys announced this week that it is planning to set up at least 700 ghost kitchens in the United States, the U.K., and Canada by 2025. The fast-food chain revealed that it will be carrying out this project in partnership...
Pizza Hut, Beyond Meat to debut plant-based pepperoni for pizzas
Aug 12, 2021 09:10 am UTC| Business Economy
Pizza Hut has teamed up with Beyond Meat again to create another plant-based menu option. It was reported that the pizza restaurant chain tapped the Los Angeles-headquartered meat substitutes manufacturer to produce...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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