Walmart's global chief technology officer has revealed crypto's role in the retail giant's future. "Crypto will become an important part of how customers transact," the executive said. "We want to make sure that we make it as friction free for customers to be able to transact."

Executive Discusses Crypto in Walmart's Future

Walmart Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer Suresh Kumar discussed cryptocurrency at Yahoo Finance's All Markets Summit Tuesday.

Replying to a question about the role of crypto in Walmart's future, Kumar said: "I think that there are three major areas of disruption. Crypto falls in sort of the middle of it. I have talked before about the way in which customers are getting inspired and discovering products. That is changing."

He continued: "Part of that is going to happen in the metaverse. Part of that is going to happen on live streams, inside your social media app. So whether it is physical goods or virtual goods, they [crypto] play a part in terms of what the customer wants." The Walmart executive opined:

Crypto will become an important part of how customers transact. We want to make sure that we make it as friction free for customers to be able to transact, and to be able to buy, and how they are able to derive value out of it.