Mastercard Incorporated
BIOMETRIC TOKENIZED NETWORKS

Abstract:

Biometric tokenized networks. In one embodiment, a system includes a network and a server. The server includes a memory storing a biometric token vault, a communication interface, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to: receive a biometric token (i.e., identity token), a merchant identifier, and transaction details via the network, confirm a uniqueness of the biometric token with a second biometric token stored in the biometric token vault, generate a relationship identifier based on the merchant identifier and a global unique identifier linked to the second biometric token, and determine whether the relationship identifier is associated with a payment account reference, and output the merchant identifier, the transaction details, and a personal account number associated with the payment account reference to an issuer via the network in response to determining that the relationship identifier is associated with the payment account reference.