Nordic Payment Giant Explores Blockchain
Nets, a Nordic payment giant which traces its roots back to 1968, has joined hands with Coinify to establish a Blockchain Development Lab. Nets joins a long list of financial services firms who are exploring blockchain to benefit from this innovation which has the potential to disrupt the market. Nets – A Nordic Payment Giant. Nets was formed in 2009 through a merger between three leading companies (BBS, Teller and PBS) in the payment cards, payment solutions and payment information space. PBS, which was established in 1968, was one of the earliest players in the electronic payment space....
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