Mastercard Investigates The Use of Blockchain to Combat Fake Identities

Originally published at: https://toshitimes.com/mastercard-investigates-the-use-of-blockchain-to-combat-fake-identities/

The multinational finance behemoth is reportedly considering using blockchain technology in order to prevent fraudulent identity usage. This comes following a patent application released last Thursday. This is not the first blockchain-related patent that Mastercard has submitted, and it comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the credit card company is looking to…