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Super People Battle Royale Beta Registration Now Open

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Korean Based Game developers Wonder People have announced the opening of regirstrations for Closed Beta Test’s of its Upcoming Battle Royale Title, Super People.

Players who joine the closed beta will become some of the first to experience Orb Island, twelve playable classes and eveything else the game has to offer.

The game has the feel of similar Battle Royal titles such as Fortnite or PUBG but Super People promises to revlolutionize they way we think of the genre.

Players will have the chance to jump into the shoes of twelve soldiers all with thier very own unique abilites. Players have the chance, as is the choice in any gamewithin the genre, to go solo or pull together a squad and fight your way throught the enemies and become the last ones standing.

The more gameplay, the stronger your characters become. This opens the oppuntuity to unlock ultmate abilites, helping players to “turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop”.
Don’t have the gear to get the jobs done? simply scavengeand collect materials around the map in order to craft new weapons and upgraded gear.

There is never a dull moment on Orb Island as the island offers players diverse environments, uncover secrets, run from the incoming snowstorm that threatens to take out players if they’re not fast enough. But, don’t let your guard down as the other teams will all be fighting for their spot at the top of the leaderboard.

Super People Features:

  • A Roster of Specialized Super Soldiers: Super People’s diverse roster features 12 playable classes of super soldiers, each with their own distinctive characteristics and traits. Each class’s superpower gives you access to a specific set of skills and one unique ultimate skill that will let you experience different playstyles and combat situations in every round.
  • Strategy-Driven Combat: Mastering a class is one way to gain the upper hand, but knowing the traits and skills of other classes may be the difference between victory and defeat. Unlike traditional battle royale games, identifying and countering an enemy’s attack and landing a perfectly timed ultimate skill are just some of the ways players can outplay their opponents and swing the battle in their favor.
  • Leveling and Upgrades: Two ways to gain an advantage on the field is by strengthening your class and upgrading your loadout. You can level up during the course of the round to power up your skills and unlock the ultimate skill. You can also upgrade your class’s gear and equipment to make them stronger and more effective in combat.
  • Exploration and Scavenging: The race to explore and gather loot is a core component in Super People, but so is the race for resources. With the game’s unique scavenging system, players will also be able to gather materials from the world to upgrade their equipment or craft items. With everyone hunting for resources, you never know when you’ll cross paths with an enemy!

To register to be a part of Super People’s upcoming Closed Beta Test, follow this link: http://geegee.net

Sony Crowdfunds New Off-Ear Headphones on Indiegogo

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Sony has surprisingly launched a crowdfunding campaign for its new Off-Ear headphones.

It is a new novel headphone style where the position of the headphone speakers is right near the ear but not within the ear canal.

That’s right, The headphones are designed to deliver a comfortable experience for runners.
Its large-diameter 16 mm sound driver, designed by Sony’s skill engineers promises to provide a natural, immersive audio experience.

These Off-Ear Headphones are also said to deliver comfort and stability while running, and the IPX4 water resistance rating. This protection is however limited ” against water splashing from any angle when the cap of USB-C connector is closed properly.” This also means the user need not be concerned with damage from sweat or rain.

Users can make convenient hands-free calls using Bluetooth® and can expect a long battery life of up to 10 hours, depending on your environmental conditions.

Due to the headphones’ unique off-ear style, runners can easily hear their surroundings for safety purposes yet not the body-conducted sound of their own footsteps.

Its lightweight, flexible back headband avoids misalignment or wearability issues common with some headphones types. Illustrated by the video below:

The crowdfunding campaign will run throughout the entire month of November 2021 on Indiegogo.

This allows the product to generate interest in the product and helps the designers to receive valuable feedback and input on the product’s design.

Depending on your crowdfunding pledge, the headphones will cost :

  • $77 for the first 300 customers
  • $103 for the next 300 customers
  • $129 for those purchasing units after the initial 600 units are sold.

The U.S. Dollar amount may vary, depending on the current Japanese Yen to U.S. Dollar exchange rate.

The product will ship with a bundle inclusive of the Off-Ear Headphones, a USB-C® charging cable, and a carrying pouch. The headphones also carry one year warranty.

If Sony’s Off-Ear headphones meet their funding goals, they will be available in the US and Japan from August 2022.

The Sandbox Raises $93M Series B to Grow its Open NFT Metaverse

The Sandbox, a open NFT Metaverse platform has raise US$93M in its Series B funding round lead by the Softbank Vision Fund 2.

Other investors in this round included Animoca Brands, True Global Ventures, Liberty City Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Kingsway Capital, Blue Pool Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Alpaca VC, Graticule Asset Management Asia, Com2uS, executives at GoldenTree Asset Management, Nokota, Sun Hung Kai & Co, Sound Ventures, Red Beard Ventures, SCB 10X, Polygon Studios, Samsung Next, Double Down Partners, StakeFish, SterlingVC, and HodlCo. Wedbush Securities acted as exclusive placement agent and financial advisor for The Sandbox, and Rubicon Law provided legal counsel to The Sandbox

The Sandbox also added the following luminaries to its advisory team: Guy Oseary, founder of the management firm Maverick, whose clients include Madonna, U2, and Bored Ape Yacht Club; Nicholas Adler, manager and brand curator of entertainment icon, Snoop Dogg; Thomas Vu, former Executive Producer and Head of Franchise and Creative at Riot Games; and Mathieu Nouzareth, co-founder of FreshPlanet and creator of SongPop.

The Sandbox has seen a flurry of significant growth in 2021 with over 500,00 registered wallets and 12,000 unique virtual LAND owners and generated over US$144M in lifetime Gross Merchandise Value (GMV ).

Partnerships with over 165 brands such as Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, and CryptoKitties. High-profile LAND owners in The Sandbox include Zed Run, Republic Realm, Binance, Bored Ape Yacht Club, CyberKongz, CoinMarketCap, Metakovan, Pranksy, GrowYourBase, MetaKey, South China Morning Post, Zepeto, Socios, the Winklevoss twins, Bill Lee of Craft Ventures, and more.

“We are developing an entire ecosystem that opens new digital job opportunities for players and creators in our open NFT metaverse.”Arthur Madrid, CEO, and Co-Founder of The Sandbox.

Poised for Growth, Sandbox creators’ economy is expanding rapidly, creating new categories of digital jobs such as NFT creators, virtual architects, game makers, and more.

The Sandbox’s Vision is to turn players into creators and push for a player-own economy. This vision expands beyond gaming into fashion, architecture, virtual concerts, virtual shows, art galleries, museums, and more. It is developing a whole ecosystem and digital opportunities for players.

In The Sandbox, players will be able to use the play-to-earn model to monetize time spent in the metaverse. Play-to-earn creates a circular economy with supply and demand where the resources collected by one category of the players are sold and purchased by another category of player or creator, rewarding participants for their time.

GAMEE’S G-Bots NFTs go on presale

G-Bots, the NFT characters for Arc-8, the popular blockchain mobile game goes on presale today.

What the heck is G-Bots? G-Bots are upgradable NFT game characters used in Arc-8 and in upcoming standalone games. They give owners the ability to unlock greater benefits and functionality as they level up.

Each NFT/bot has a specific class, rarity, and a unique set of nine stats. The stats used by Arc-8 to generate a unique playing experience are based on the rarity of one’s bot.

Bozana Rezab, GAMEE’s co-founder and CEO believes the NFTs are “a great opportunity to boost the Arc8 player base as interest in NFTs grows among casual games players,”

Arc8 has been very popular since its recent launch, garnering over 1.3 million users in under 3 weeks.

This achievement makes it one of the top 3 games on all blockchains and number 1 DApp on the Polygon chain.

That is the sort of popularity any game would love to achieve and NFTs are at the very heart of this popularity. Bozan Rezab even adds ” The rising excitement around NFTs stems from the fact they enable in-game assets to be owned by the player instead of the game’s publisher. This ownership provides the necessary foundation for play-to-earn economies, which we believe will transform the entire game industry.”

Arc8’s Growth has even had an impact on its blockchain, the Polygon chain has jumped ahead of Ethereum based on daily active users.

The presale begins today, 2 November at 1 PM(UTC) at the GAMEE G-Bots website.

Over 1,000 NFT packs in rarities of Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary are available during the presale. Purchases must use GMEE tokens which you can get on Polygon, to buy the NFTs.

G-Bots will be used in one of the 10 casual games on the Arc8 platform, allowing players to participate in one-on-one matches and group tournaments in order to win GMEE tokens as prizes. Additional Arc8 games and standalone games are in development.

To participate or learn more about the G-Bots presale, visit https://gbots.gamee.com/.  

Wanna play Arc8? It is now available for download for iOS via the App Store and Android via Google Play.

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TacoTime Brings the Heat with its all-new Ghost Pepper Chicken Burrito

TacoTime has a new Spicy special available on their menu for a limited time at participating locations.

The Ghost Pepper Chicken Burrito is a home-style tortilla with all-white meat chicken, cheddar cheese, salsa Fresca, jalapeños, and spicy ghost pepper sauce, and a cool avocado sauce, grilled to perfection.

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That’s a whole lot of spice for a Chicken Burrito.

“We are bringing the heat!” said Kim Heath, TacoTime’s director of marketing put it.
“This delicious creation will be sure to ignite your tastebuds as it is the perfect fiery-hot burrito,” said Kim Heath.

TacoTime is a quick-service restaurant chain that offers a variety of freshly made, home-style Mexican fare. They are known for their fresh ingredients and the care they put into the making of their “taste experience”s.

TacoTime is known for its world-famous hand-rolled Crisp Burritos, Chicken Ranchero Burrito, and Mexi-Fries® that are cook-to-order.

TacoTime’s Ghost Pepper will be available at select TacoTime locations from October 27, 2021, until next year, January 25, 2022.

Select location where the new item is NOT on the menu includes Western Washington, E. Wenatchee, Grant, and Chelan counties.

The Ultimate List of text-based online mafia games

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Looking for text-based online mafia games? Want to be a crime boss like the Godfather and/or climb your way up a criminal organization? then you are in the right place.

Mafia games allow users to role-play various crime roles and climb their way up a crime organization’s ladder to become the leader of their respective crime organizations.

The following is a list of the most active text-based online mafia games you can find on the web.

Mafia: The Game

Mafia: The Game homepage

Mafia: The Game is a free online game based on the party game Mafia (also known as Werewolf). It’s a great game to play as an ice-breaker or with friends over a video call. Mafia: The Game is available to play on the web. You can also download our apps for iOS, iPadOS and macOS. We also offer an application for Apple TV to allow you to host games from the living room. Simply make a game, share the code and play!

Made Man Mafia

Join a community of mafiosos from around the world – all striving to prove themselves. Pick your path to victory and execute your game plan to win prizes. As a Made Man, you’ll enjoy the finer things in life.
Begin building your reputation as you found a criminal empire.
Show the world you’re not someone to mess with!
Are you ready to start on your path to glory?

Mafia Thug Reloaded

MTR is a true old-school mafia-themed MMORPG, mug fight steal your way to the top, Have you got what it takes?

Prison Struggle

Prison Struggle is an MMORPG that will take you through the life of a real prison inmate. You will have to earn your reputation from the inside while keeping activities on the outside flowing, a necessity if you are going to be able to restart your life after your release.

In The Mafia – Multiplayer RPG Mafia Game

InTheMafia.com is a free multiplayer mafia role-playing game. Experience life in the prohibition-era Mafia when you fill the suit of an aspiring young mobster rising through the ranks of La Cosa Nostra.

What you become is entirely up to you–a feared hitman whackin’ snitches, a hijacker with warehouses full of swag, a pimp, a smooth-talking con-man, a drug kingpin, an honourable soldier, or maybe you’ll make it to the top and become a Legendary Godfather.

Hustlin Mobsters

Hustlin Mobsters is a free mafia browser game that also requires strategy. The game offers you an opportunity to hire people to work for you such as hustlers, bootleggers, punks etc. You can use your workers to produce dope, fake money, coke or alcohol. Visit market if you want to buy/sell narcotics, limo or weapons. You can search for other gangsters and attack mafiosos who live in the same city as you. If you need more protection, you can hire hitmen, bodyguards and thugs.

Mafia Rules

Ever wanted to do Crimes? Steal? Kill? Become a mafia ruler? Well Mafia Rules is the place you can do all that and much more with this fun and exciting browser based text game! The best part is – You can do it all playing Mafia Rules! Your job is to rank to the highest, get as much money as you need and do whatever you can to be the very best.

Mafia Matrix – Become the law… or rise above it… The future is in your hands!

MafiaMatrix is a browser based mafia game set in a post modern era. As a player, you have a choice to pursue a legitimate life by practicing one of the numerous legitimate careers – or choose to associate with the more nefarious characters and live the life of a gangster.

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Mafia.org

While playing Mafia.org you have a chance to enter a cruel underworld of gangsters and godfathers. Create a character and start committing crimes such as mugging and petty crimes. Once in a while, you can take a look at players who are in jail and help them. The game offers you a variety of games where you can either win or lose your money. You can hire bodyguards, travel to other locations, use bank services, apply for a business license and start running your own company.

Mobstar Game

MobstarGame is a free mafia-themed MMORPG where you could become the godfather. Commit minor crimes like robbing an old lady or stealing a jacket. As you progress, you can unlock more difficult crimes. Accept a mission, complete the required tasks and win rewards. Add skill points to take more damage, create more resources, construct real estate faster, increase your power and much more. Apply for a crew, gamble in casino and earn achievements. Some features are only available for a paid account which can be purchased in the Mobshop. Explore the underworld and become the most respected gangster in MobstarGame.

Assualt Online

Assault Online is about competing and working with other players. You can start a clan, help each other out or attack each other and grab more land. Or even attack others with your clan, the choice is yours. Attacking is limited with Morale and turns. You can explore the Land or sell it. Start researching to get more money or to get better at attacking, shipping etc. Manage your buildings, units, missiles and satellites. Use the marketplace to sell or buy items, and use the forum to look up information.

The Crims

The Crims is a free online role-playing game. The game takes place in CrimCity where you can meet gangsters, criminals, and many other people. The idea of this game is to gain respect. Respect is very important because a winner is a player who has got the most respect. Buy weapons so you could protect yourself and rob others. Enjoy nightlife or be a dealer. There are many choices in this game.

Kickass Warriors

Kickass-warriors is a free browser-based text game that allows you to get involved with criminal life. Apply for a job by looking at the required level and daily income. Take a look at the crime list where you can see how much nerve each crime requires and how much experience and money you earn. By committing truly difficult crimes you can also receive points. In casino you can play dice, 5050 cash, 5050 points, ticket lottery, slots and points slots.

CAC Mafia Life

CAC Mafia Life is a mafia browser game where you start as a thief. Your aim is to become the most respected thug. Commit crimes such as stealing a minivan, mugging a homeless person, robbing a bank, kidnapping an actress and breaking into a car. You can manage your own Drug Empire by creating meth and growing weed. Create a gang to terrorize the streets of CAC. You can take classes such as driver’s education, basic word processing, DIY car audio installation, basic computers and more. Search the streets, train stats in the gym, buy a car, get a job and play some lottery.

Mafia Omerta

Mafia Omerta is an online mafia game. Visit the black market to buy guns, drugs, explosives, vehicles and scrap items. In the store, you can purchase beat weapons such as a shovel, brass knuckles, lead pipe, steel chain, sledgehammer and baseball bat. In the store you can also spend Omerta points to buy punching bag, dictionary, business plan, law degree, and so forth. Take a look at the job list and do different jobs to increase your strength and earn money. You can choose between smaller and bigger jobs. You get one Omerta point by completing every small job. In casinos, you can buy chips and play blackjack.

MafiaDENMassive Multiplayer Online Text-Based RPG

Battle other gangsters and become the King of the Den. Build your character, protect your territory and work your way to the top. Free to Play – Fun & Interactive. The game is very active and can have a total of over 3,558 players.

TORN City – Online RPG Game

Torn is a text-based online RPG set in Torn City, a dark, murky underworld where only the sharpest survive. In Torn City, you can be anyone and do anything. Build your character to infinite strengths and play it your way.

Torn City is a massively multiplayer game with thousands of active players around the world. Join them, attack them, befriend them, marry them, trade with them, compete with them. Whatever you do – Do it now!

MafiaShot – Online RPG game – Free text-based games

MafiaShot is the successor Eurogangster, which was insanely popular about 10 years ago. The game is back, with a different name, but the same POWER! MafiaShot is dark, gore and ruthless. Start doing crimes and work your way up to stealing cars, organized crimes and police chases. Start lifting weights and eliminate your competition. Start a gang or join an existing one to get connected with other players – this game is all about being social and active in the community. Start your own bullet factory to get some cash flowing.

Ultimate Assassins – Text Based Mafia Game MMORPG Free to Play

Ultimate Assassins is a persistent Text Based Mafia MMORPG. Rank against other players with the same goal in mind, to reach the TOP! Become powerful, rich, and eliminate other players.

In the beginning, you can start off by doing GTA (steal cars), Chase (outrun the cops), Petty Thefts, Missions, and more for some easy cash.

As you progress through the ranks within the game, you will earn bullets and unlock more features for each time that you rank up past rank Hitman (10/24). Be careful though as it can all be lost when you get assassinated by other players, so watch out!

The more you advance, the harder you are to kill, making it easier for you to assassinate others.

Mafia Returns

“I assure you, there has been NO mistake.” the man behind you growls into your ear as he presses the cold steel of the .45 deeper into the crown of your skull.

“The money, I’m sorry… It was the money!” you cry back in a humiliating attempt at saving your own life.

Several hours later, you are found by police with urine-soaked pants and a 50 dollar bill stuffed firmly into the back of your throat.

You didn’t live. 

Mobster United

Originally popular on Myspace, This game allows players to role-play a life of crime with weapons, territories, hit lists and more.

Omerta International – A text-based RPG mafia game online for PC

Omerta is a text-based game RPG. The Godfather of Mafia games online, commit crimes to earn money and experience for your family, right in your browser.

The Mafia Boss – Original Free Mafia Game

Can you prove your strength in the cutthroat world of mafia wars? Compete against millions of registered mobsters for free and be a cunning, sharp-minded gangster. Go on an exciting journey with friends by building up your empire to defeat rival gangs that oppose all odds; this is one dangerous adventure! Become The Mafia Boss and dominate. Join now and take part in this awesome multiplayer adventure – it’s fun as well as challenging!

Mafia.gg

Mafia.gg mafia game homepage

Mafia.gg is an online, text-based version of the classic party game Mafia. Each player is secretly assigned a role aligned with either the town or the mafia. The mafia eliminates one town member per night and acts like innocent town members during the day. The town must combine their wits and eliminate the true mafia before they’re outnumbered!

It only takes a few seconds to get started. Sign up now for an absolutely free account!

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Payment Infrastructure builder XanPool Raises US$27 Million in Series A Funding

XanPool, a Hong Kong-based payments infrastructure builder focused primarily on the Asia Pacific regions has raised over US$27 Million in an A Series financing round.

The Series A funding round was led by Valar Ventures, a venture capital firm known for being co-founded by Peter Thiel, a prominent co-founder of PayPal.

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Founders of XanPool, Jeff Liu and Artem Ibragimov

Other Investors in XanPools Series A round included CMT Digital and notable angel investor Taavet Hinrikus. Taavet Hinrinkus is the Founder and Chair of Wise (Formerly Transferwise).

What the heck is XanPool? XanPool’s software allows anyone to instantly and seamlessly execute and settle crypto to FIAT transactions without taking custody of customer funds.

“XanPool started as a small software innovation in the Peer-to-Peer technology space, allowing users to settle their cryptocurrency to local-currencies within seconds without taking custody risk. Our C2C network has since grown into Asia’s largest decentralized liquidity pool with over US$200 million of liquidity. Today, the network is not only used by cryptocurrency users but also hundreds of underserved businesses that traditional payment processors cannot service due to risk or cost factors which the XanPool network does not have.“

Commenting on XanPool’s ongoing momentum, Jeffery Liu, Chief Executive Officer at XanPool

Operating in over 13 countries across will use these funds to further “consolidate its presence in the Asia Pacific region, and expand its product offerings”.

The firm currently operates in Hong Kong, Singapore, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.

“In the coming years, XanPool’s network will look more similar to that of the SWIFT Network. Just like SWIFT, XanPool does not hold liquidity itself, instead, it relies on the liquidity of all the participants using the network. Just like SWIFT, XanPool earns fees based on the communication that its software facilitates. But unlike SWIFT, XanPool is compatible with modern payment solutions like Cryptocurrency, Fast-Payments, and E-wallets. You can expect more innovation from XanPool in this direction”

Jeffery further comments on the future of XanPool

The Series A round of funding compliments XanPools Pre-Series A round where they raised over US$4.3 million in funding back in November 2020. That’s right, XanPool has raised over US$32 million from investors to date.

The XanPool platform has amassed over 500,000 users, and over 400 business partners since the launch of its services in March 2019.

XanPools services are a game-changer for enabling wider adoption of crypto and the to envision XanPool being Just like “SWIFT” which is a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized, and reliable environment. 

What are your thoughts on the future of XanPool? Share them in the comments.

Jamaica Stock Exchange Launches its Public Stock Market Game 2021-2022

One of the world’s best-performing stock markets, The Jamaica Stock Exchange has announced that their annual Public Stock Market Game is now open to members of the public and offers over $300,000 JMD in prizes.

Live trading involves a lot of risks and upskilling, which is why the JSE Public Stock Market game offers potential and existing investors the opportunity to experience the stock exchange via the stock market game.

Experienced and novice investors can start registering and start playing the JSE Public Stock Market game begin.

What is the game?

The JSE stock market game runs for a year, starting on the 19th of October 2021 through to 2022.

Each Investor is given $100,000 virtual funds at the beginning of the game which they will use to invest in common stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s Main and Junior Markets.

Players can play the game on each live market day, Monday – Friday during the hours of 1:30 pm – 12 am (midnight) EST. Players also have a minimum of 100 shares per buy and sell order on the days traded volume.

Game trades will be based on the stocks traded on the same day of the transaction, which is live market hour trades during 9:30 am and 1:00 pm EST.

How do I get started? You can simply visit the Jamaica Stock Exchanges Website and click “Register for a free account” at the right top of the homepage. You then be asked to create a username, a password and confirm the verification request via email.

Note Person’s who have played the game or any of the JSE’s similar games may not participate, You can check out the rules to learn more about the game.

This game is a great effort to help investors trade more successfully and become more active in the stock market by telling their friends, family, and associates.

What are you waiting for? Drive the Markets and Win!

Jamaica Producers Acquires Ice and Water Business in the Dominican Republic

Kingston, JamaicaJamaica Producers Group (JP) has confirmed that it has acquired an Ice and Water Business based in the Dominican Republic.

The company, Grupo Alaska was acquired through a new entity known as Grupo Frontera Limited (GFL/Grupo Frontera) which is a joint partnership. Grupo Frontera is thus owned by both The JP and Norbrook Equity Partners, with 50% equity each.

Grupo Frontera’s acquisition of Grupo Alaska’s assets and Operations is only the first, the new company will be focused on acquiring and growing well-positioned companies in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Central America.

This acquisition marks a part of JP’s strategy as quoted earlier this year, “Our strategy is to build on our core business capabilities in food and drink, and logistics and infrastructure with selective capital investment projects and acquisitions,”.

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Jamaica Producers Headquarters in Downtown Kingston, Jamaica

JP is a Jamaican own multinational company with a long history and prime focus on business in the food, drink, logistics, and infrastructure industries. JP owns/operates one of Holland’s leading fresh juice manufacturers, Hoogesteger Fresh Specialist BV along with a stake in CoBeverage Labs SL which manufactures fresh juice supplying Southern Europe.

JP also holds interest in Tortuga subsidiary, through which JP operates a Jamaica-based bakery that supplies Tortuga Rum and Spirit cakes to over 15 countries.

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An Aerial view of the Kingston Wharfs Port operations

Earlier this year, The company made a Logistics focused acquisition of Geest Line Limited, one of the leading shipping lines connecting Europe to the Caribbean. This saw JP acquire 50% shareholding in Geest Line Limited while Seatrade Group, a global reefer vessel shipping services provider held the other 50%.

JP Snacks Caribbean, a subsidiary of JP is a leading regional producer of tropical snacks. P Farms, Jamaica’s leading banana farm, is the largest private-sector employer in St. Mary, Jamaica. JP Group’s logistics interests include Kingston Wharves Limited, a regional multipurpose port, Geest Line Limited, a UK-based shipping line connecting Europe, Caribbean, and Latin America markets, and JP Shipping Services a freight forwarding and logistics enterprise based in the UK.

What are your thoughts on this latest acquisition from Jamaica Producers? Leave us your views in the comments.

Customers Bank Launches Blockchain-Enabled Instant Payments on TassatPay™

Customers Bank and TessatPay have launched a Customers Bank Instant Token or CBIT on TessatPay, a blockchain-based real-time payments platform.

The CBIT Token is a tokenized US dollar deposit tied token that will allow the potential for smart contracts, processing transactions in multiple digital currencies, and enhanced data capabilities for Customers Bank.

“By using the TassatPay platform, we have removed payment risk, clearing, settlement and confirmation delays for clients,” said Sam Sidhu, President & CEO of Customers Bank. “While not every commercial client will adopt this service immediately, we believe this is the future of banking and puts Customers Bank at the forefront of the modern financial services industry.”

Customers Bank believes it will attract clients and significant deposits with the launch of the TassatPay platform, explained Sidhu.

B2B clients who want the benefit of instant payments: including key over-the-counter desks, exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, funds, and B2B verticals such as trading operations, real estate, manufacturing, and logistics.

Customers Bank is a subsidiary of Customers Bancorp., Inc which is a Pennsylvania-based full-service bank with over $19.6 billion in assets (as of June 30, 2021) and over 500 employees.

“We’re delighted that Customers Bank has given its clients access to the TassatPay platform,” said Ron Totaro, CEO of Tassat. “TassatPay gives them secure and reliable real-time settlement for any B2B transaction, around the clock, 365 days a year, with no size limitations, all on blockchain rails.”

Customers Bank and Tassat first started working together in May, joining forces on the TassatPay Network, including in-the-moment corporate payments and the connection of digital and traditional payment rails.

Customers Bank joined forces with Tassat because of the latter firm’s digital payments knowledge and history operating a high-volume corporate payments infrastructure, a natural progression in its so-called “evolution of financial services.”

Earlier this year, Customers Bank opened new offices in Dallas and Orlando, Florida, and overhauled its Chicago office as part of a nationwide expansion.