THELOGICALINDIAN - Mastercard has filed 15 brand applications accoutrement a advanced ambit of casework apropos to the metaverse and nonfungible tokens NFTs We are always attractive for opportunities to bear new and different adventures to our barter and cardholders Mastercard said
Mastercard’s NFT, Metaverse Trademark Applications
Payments behemothic Mastercard filed 15 brand applications with the United States Patent and Brand Office (USPTO) aftermost anniversary accoutrement a advanced ambit of articles and casework apropos to non-fungible tokens and the metaverse.
A USPTO-licensed brand attorney, Mike Kondoudis, acclaimed that the brand applications are for Mastercard, Priceless, and Mastercard’s circles logo. Priceless is a Mastercard attack that provides cardholders with accustomed discounts.
The brand applications announce Mastercard’s affairs for a advanced ambit of NFT projects, such as NFT-authenticated downloadable music files and marketplaces for agenda appurtenances and NFT-backed media.
They additionally awning abounding activities in the metaverse including e-commerce software to acquiesce users to accomplish electric business transactions, acquittal processing services, acclaim agenda processing, and accouterment banking information.
The consecutive numbers of the 15 brand applications are 97346112, 97346101, 97346097, 97346083, 97346070, 97346064, 97346060, 97346043, 97346041, 97346029, 97346023, 97346019, 97346012, 97346003, and 97346993.
A Mastercard agent told the Insider: “We are always attractive for opportunities to bear new and different adventures to our barter and cardholders.” The agent added:
A growing cardinal of ample corporations accept fabricated a agnate move, including Meta (formerly Facebook), Mcdonald’s, Burger King, Panera Bread, and Panda Express.
Last month, Citi predicted that the metaverse could be a $13 abundance befalling with bristles billion users by the year 2030. Global advance coffer Goldman Sachs believes that the metaverse is an $8 abundance opportunity. Recently, megabanks JPMorgan and HSBC accustomed a attendance in the metaverse.
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