Connected Economy: Amex Headed for Metaverse
Today in the connected economy, American Express files for trademarks that suggest it may be ready to join companies like McDonalds and CVS in the metaverse.
Also, Visa and CloudPay team up to help people get paid faster, and FinTech and bank holding company Green Dot Corporation turns to Plaid to offer open finance solutions to customers of Green Dot’s GO2bank.
Trademarks Suggest Amex is Headed to Metaverse
While it hasn’t said anything concrete about its plans, a series of trademark applications filed by American Express suggest it might be getting ready to set up shop in the metaverse.
The applications show Amex wants to trademark its logo and items such as the Centurion black card and “Shop Small” program.
In addition, the company said it wants to carry out virtual payments and electronic business transactions for digital media and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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