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DBS explores metaverse concept as traditional income flows slow

Bank hopes to gain a first-mover's advantage once the use cases of this universe are made clear, says CIO

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Kelly Ng

Kelly Ng

Published Sun, Nov 7, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE parallel universe afforded by metaverse - so popularised by Facebook's latest rebranding - is not so far-fetched a concept to DBS.

    South-east Asia's largest bank is ticking off all the buzzwords that have emerged in the technology space in recent times.

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