Payments-focused blockchain Tempo has added Visa, Stripe and Zodia Custody by Standard Chartered as its first external validators, the network announced on Tuesday.
The trio collectively process trillions of dollars in payments each year across nearly every country. Their validator nodes are responsible for verifying, sequencing and finalizing transactions on the network, bolstering operational resilience for stablecoin-based settlements.
Visa's node was configured and managed entirely in-house following six months of collaboration with Tempo's engineering team, according to a press release from the payments giant. The company is serving as an "anchor validator" during this initial phase.
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