Sponsored
‘We spend more energy digging gold out of the ground than mining crypto’: Paxos’ Charles Cascarilla
- Bitcoin mining has an energy cost. But so does fiat, and everything else.
- Crypto’s environmental impact should be measured against its proposed value: a new financial system.
Paxos | August 05, 2021
WTF
WTF is social commerce?
- Social commerce is the buying and selling of products on social networking websites and apps.
- The global social commerce industry is expected to balloon to $604.5 billion by 2027.
Shehzil Zahid | August 05, 2021
Modern Marketing
‘Cool Hats’: A look inside Visa’s new campaign to refresh its brand
- Visa is mostly known as a credit card company.
- With its ‘Meet Visa’ marketing campaign, the company hopes to change that.
Rivka Abramson | August 05, 2021
Blockchain and Crypto
New CBDC report highlights potential opportunities and challenges of introducing a Central Bank Digital Currency in the U.S.
- CBDCs are the digital equivalent of central bank-issued paper currencies.
- A report published by The Clearing House outlines considerations for policymakers if a CBDC is to be introduced in the U.S.
Ismail Umar | August 04, 2021
Podcasts
“You don’t say, ‘Oh, I love Amazon, because I’m logged in and they have my payment information'”: Fast’s Allison Barr Allen
- Fast brings one click checkout functionality to merchants across the internet.
- Co-founder and COO Allison Barr Allen joins us on the podcast to discuss the intersection of ecommerce and payments.
Zachary Miller | August 04, 2021