Payments giant Mastercard suffered a severe outage last week that led to a hold-up in transactions. As reported on July 12 by the Financial Times, it had a global impact, sparking a round of complaints from the payment firm’s customer base.…
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Mastercard Patent Would Put Credit Cards on a Public Blockchain
Payments giant Mastercard is exploring the use of public blockchains in securely verifying payment cards at the point of sale, public documents show. According to a patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and released on Thursday,…