With 412 Digital Payments related patents published between 2002 and 2022, MC Familiengesellschaft mbH holds the most number of Digital Payments patents in the Europe region, of which 90.0% was contributed by its subsidiary Giesecke+Devrient GmbH.
The second largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Worldline SA with 374 patents, of which 68.2% was contributed by its subsidiary Ingenico SA. The third largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Visa Inc with 302 patents, of which 71.2% was contributed by its subsidiary Visa International Service Association. The fourth largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Thales SA with 291 patents, of which 62.5% was contributed by its subsidiary Thales Digital Identity and Security. The fifth largest number of Digital Payments related patents were published by Mastercard Inc with 286 patents, of which 90.2% was contributed by its subsidiary MasterCard International Incorporated.
The top five patent holders, i.e., MC Familiengesellschaft mbH, Worldline SA, Visa Inc, Thales SA, and Mastercard Inc, together held 1,665 Digital Payments patents during the period.
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