The Bank of Nova Scotia
RETAIL BLOCKCHAIN METHOD AND APPARATUS

Abstract:

There is provided an example payment processing system comprises: a plurality of nodes, each hosting an instance of a block chain; a server in communication with the nodes by way of a network; a biometric scanning device in communication with the server for acquiring user credentials based on a biometric measurement and sending the user credentials to the server; wherein the block chain contains a data structure defining a concordance between the user credentials and user accounts in the blockchain.