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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

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To answer customers’ demands, business leaders must find the balance between adapting services to consumers’ digitally-driven shopping behaviors and staying true to the company’s strategy. For retailers, the revolutionary payments shift towards cryptocurrency will certainly come with challenges, but it may all be worth it.

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GameStop Lays Off Additional Workers, Cuts Crypto Exposure Following Weak Q3

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While the scale of the layoffs is unknown, the cuts are reportedly having a greater impact on the cryptocurrency side of the business, where at least six software engineers have said they were let go, according to Axios. GameStop is undergoing another round of layoffs, according to a post on LinkedIn by a GameStop executive. billion , down 8.5%

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Digital Wallets and Cryptocurrency: DTC Brands Must Prepare for the Future of Money

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Whether you love it or are indifferent, cryptocurrency is here to stay — for better or for worse. The question has as much to do with other forms of digital payment processes as it does with cryptocurrency itself. What Cryptocurrency and Digital Wallets Can Offer Brands. Bitcoin turned 10 years old in 2018.

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Find the Right Pricing to Drive Revenue in the Metaverse

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For retailers and brands, the introduction of the metaverse means yet another sales and communication channel with the consumers. Traditionally retailers and brands relied on brick-and-mortar stores as the primary channel where consumers could receive unconventional storytelling and experiences.

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Trends Analysis: Which Consumers Are Moving on From Credit Cards?

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Or will new payment methods (like cryptocurrencies ) become the norm soon? Credit cards offer consumers a world of purchasing power, and they can be useful budgeting tools for tracking purchases and earning people cash back. They can also be dangerous for consumers who lack self-control.

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New Solana Spaces Store in NYC Heralds Coming Wave of ‘Phygital’ Web3 Concepts

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Adding to the curious nature of this new retail concept is the fact that there’s a good chance consumers will walk away from the store with more money than they came in with (it just won’t be in the form of U.S. Solana Spaces opened its first permanent location July 28, 2022 at The Shops at Hudson Yards in Manhattan.

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How to Adapt Your Ecommerce Business to Increase Sales in 2021

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It’s estimated that these figures will continue to rise gradually in 2021, due to the ongoing prevention methods put in place internationally along with the changes in consumer spending habits. Likewise, you need to be aware of and adapt to the new shopping trends that will emerge over the course of the year. Growing Trends in 2021.