Visa Begins Blockchain Research, Possible Future Integration

Visa Begins Blockchain Research, Possible Future Integration

Visa Inc. is financing a team of engineers at its Bengaluru office to research further uses for the blockchain. Visa is looking to improve its payments processes, and it seems that the blockchain technology may hold the key for the Company’s future. A few months ago, Visa hired a former Google scientist, Min Wang, to lead the research teams from its San Francisco office, and Taneja in a project where they were to work on the blockchain. The company’s decision to start researching the blockchain technology comes right after banks and other financial institutions developed a sudden interest....


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