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Gatorade Introduces Smart Water Bottle To Help You Hydrate

The company’s $70 Smart Gx Bottle partners with a Sweat Patch and connects to a smartphone app.

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3 years ago

October 6, 2022

Nour Nasir

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Gatorade has made a smart water bottle that can help to determine your baseline hydration level and monitor post-workout recovery. The Smart Gx Bottle’s cap has a ring of LEDs that alert you when it’s time to top up your hydration levels, gently reminding you to keep your fluids topped up.

The smart bottle can be charged by USB cable, and as long as you remove the cap, it can happily be placed in a dishwasher — which is just as well, as Gatorade is also offering special pods that help to replenish electrolytes and carbs that are compatible with the Smart Gx Bottle.

Hydration levels can be monitored in the unique (iOS-only) Gx App, which also helps users with recovery recommendations, as well as giving nutrition and training advice. As well as the Smart Bottle, Gatorade has also developed a single-use wearable called the Sweat Patch, which, as the name suggests, monitors perspiration levels as a partner to the Smart Gx bottle.

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Smart water bottles with hydration level tracking have been around for several years, but Gatorade is a well-known brand, and hopes to use its reputation to offer a premium product that’s a cut above the typical crowd-funded affair.

The Smart Gx Bottle is now available on Gatorade’s website, costing $70. As an introductory offer, Gatorade will throw in a Sweat Patch and a pack of four hydration pods for no extra outlay.

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Stake Powers Instant Payouts With Checkout.com Pay To Card

The new feature lets investors in the UAE, KSA, and UK receive real estate returns in minutes — cutting withdrawal times to under 10 minutes.

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1 day ago

June 19, 2025

Nour Nasir

stake powers instant payouts with checkout.com pay to card

Stake, a leading digital real estate investment platform, has unveiled Pay to Card, a next-generation withdrawal feature built on Checkout.com’s global payment infrastructure. The integration enables investors to have dividends and returns credited directly to their bank cards — often within minutes — dramatically reducing the traditional multi-day payout process.

After a successful pilot in May involving over 200 users, some investors reported receiving their funds in under 10 minutes. Ricardo Brizido, CPTO and Co-Founder of Stake, emphasized the importance of speed and reliability: “With Pay to Card, we’re eliminating unnecessary delays and putting returns in our investors’ hands almost instantly. This feature was built to directly solve one of the most common pain points in real estate investing, and it’s already driving strong results”.

The feature launch coincides with rapid growth in real-time finance across the Middle East. Checkout.com’s “State of Digital Commerce in MENA 2025” report highlights a 388% year-on-year surge in Account Funding Transactions (AFTs) in the UAE, reflecting strong demand for immediate payout solutions. The same study recorded a 176% increase in total processing volume from 2023 to 2024 and noted that daily online transactions have jumped 320% since 2020.

Since its 2021 debut, Stake has facilitated over AED 1 billion in property transactions, advancing its mission to democratize real estate investment in high-growth markets. By integrating Pay to Card, Stake reinforces its commitment to customer-centric innovation and operational transparency.

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Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo, General Manager for MENA at Checkout.com, praised the collaboration: “Stake has always led with customer-first financial experiences. Together, we’re meeting the expectations of a region that is no longer just digital-first, but real-time-first. Pay to Card exemplifies how modern payment infrastructure can directly solve investor pain points”.

Pay to Card is now available to all Stake users in the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. By slashing withdrawal times from days to minutes, Stake and Checkout.com are setting a new standard for seamless, on-demand real estate investing.