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Today In The Connected Economy: Facebook Launches ‘Watch Together’; Visa Expands Click-To-Pay; Social Selling Integrates With SAP

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According to Visa, the rollout is aimed at helping merchants reduce shopping cart abandonment, achieving a single integration for participating card brands and creating a simpler, smoother digital checkout experience. Gaming Platforms Betting on the ‘Metaverse’ as Next Internet. Alibaba Eyes $3B Investment In Ride-Hailing Giant Grab.

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8 Connected-Economy Firms Expected To Light Up The IPO Market In 2021

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Affirm Holdings, which specializes in buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing, filed for an IPO that was initially expected to take place this month, but the firm reportedly pushed that off until 2021 at the 11th hour. We think there is a real chance for Roblox to become the ‘metaverse’” — a virtual universe among online users.

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