Mastercard Incorporated
Merchant Identification And Secure Data Transfer

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method of processing a data transfer. The method comprises generating a first identifier for a first entity; linking the first identifier with a second identifier associated with a second entity; sending the first identifier and the second identifier to the first server; verifying the first entity based at least on the first identifier and the second identifier; sending a message to a second server, the message comprising at least the first identifier, the second identifier, and a name associated with the first identifier; and authenticating the data transfer for the first entity based at least on the information contained in the message.