Transaction Processing

The Invisible Game Within the Game # Yesterday, while millions watched the Patriots and Seahawks battle for championship glory at Levi’s Stadium, another high-stakes game played out in milliseconds beneath the surface. This game processed $20.2 billion in transactions with 99.99% reliability, involved seven different players per transaction, and executed each play in under 200 milliseconds. Welcome to the payment card ecosystem’s Super Bowl,where 213.1 million Americans participated, spending an average of $94.77 each, and where the stakes are measured not in yards gained, but in billions of dollars secured.