This application relates to a third-party settlement control method performed by a third-party settlement node that is communicatively connected to multiple transaction participant nodes. The method includes: responding, by the third-party settlement node, to a settlement request, and transmitting the settlement request to the transaction participant nodes associated with the settlement request; receiving, by the third-party settlement node, acceptance opinions transmitted by the transaction participant nodes, the acceptance opinion being used for indicating a processing result of the settlement request by each of the transaction participant nodes; and determining, by the third-party settlement node, transaction consensus information according to the received acceptance opinions, and performing a third-party settlement according to the transaction consensus information, the transaction consensus information being used for indicating whether the transaction participant nodes reach a complete consensus on the settlement request.