Supported Mobile Point-of-Sale Solutions

This solution is used to process mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) transactions using an embedded reader with software PIN entry. The customer taps a contactless card or payment-enabled smartphone, smart watch, or other wearable device over a contactless-enabled reader and then enters their PIN on the embedded reader to verify their identity.

Also known as

Tap To Phone with PIN

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This solution is used to process mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) transactions using an embedded reader and software with no PIN entry. The customer taps a contactless card or payment-enabled smartphone, smart watch, or other wearable device over a contactless-enabled reader. No PIN entry is required because each transaction is accompanied by a unique token (one-time code), similar to contact EMV transactions.

Also known as

Tap To Phone with no PIN

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This solution is used to process mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) transactions using an external, contact-only reader with no PIN entry. These are some of the features of this payment method:

Dongle or other specialized card-reader hardware
EMV chip-compatible
No PIN entry required

This type of transaction is processed using a dongle or other specialized card-reader hardware that is physically connected to your mobile device, which turns it into an mPOS terminal. No PIN entry is required because each transaction is accompanied by a unique token (one-time code), similar to contact EMV transactions. Magnetic stripe transactions are not supported on this type of mPOS terminal.

Previously known as

chip-capable mPOS

or

chip-only mPOS

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This solution is used to process mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) transactions using an external reader with hardware PIN entry. These are some of the features of this payment method:

Dongle or other specialized card-reader hardware
External hardware PIN pad
PIN entry required to verify customer identity

This type of transaction is processed using a dongle or other specialized card-reader hardware that is physically connected to your mobile device, which turns it into an mPOS terminal. Magnetic stripe transactions are not supported on this type of mPOS terminal.

Previously known as

hybrid mPOS

or

chip-only mPOS

.

This solution is used to process mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) transactions using an external reader with software PIN entry. These are some of the features of this payment method:

Dongle or other specialized card-reader hardware
PIN pad on device screen
PIN entry required to verify customer identity

This type of transaction is processed using a dongle or other specialized card-reader hardware that is physically connected to your mobile device, which turns it into an mPOS terminal. Magnetic stripe transactions are not supported on this type of mPOS terminal.

Also known as

SPoC

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