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Worldpay Plans to Help Run Blockchains to Assess Crypto Rails

Firm intends to take part in verifying blockchain transactions Doing so offers a view on how funds flow over digital ledgers

Worldpay Inc. plans to participate directly in the process of verifying blockchain transactions for the first time, an effort to better understand how digital ledgers operate.

The payments provider, which supports over 1 million merchants globally, is in discussions with select blockchains to become a validator, said Sanchit Mall, the web3 and crypto lead for Worldpay in the Asia-Pacific region.