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Payment Cards

Accept Contactless Payment Cards.

Tapaya Accept SDK supports reading contactless payment cards through the NFC antenna of the mobile device.

Your app
Tapaya API
Tapaya SDK
Processing network
Customer's bank

Supported Cards

Tapaya Accept SDK supports a wide range of international and local card schemes.

SchemeGeographic AvailabilityPlatform Support
VisaAll supported marketsAndroid, iOS
MastercardAll supported marketsAndroid, iOS
MaestroAll supported marketsAndroid, iOS
American ExpressAll supported markets (excl. Malaysia)Android, iOS
DiscoverUS, Canada, EMEA, JapanAndroid, iOS
Diners ClubUS, Canada, EMEAAndroid, iOS
JCBJapaniOS
eftposAustraliaAndroid, iOS
InteracCanadaAndroid, iOS

Payment Methods

The SDK supports the following contactless payment types:

  • Contactless Cards: Physical Credit and Debit cards.
  • Mobile Wallets: Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other NFC-enabled wallets.

Transaction Flow

Initiate Transaction

Select CARD as your payment interface, this activates NFC antenna and opens a compliant waiting dialog. To get more details, refer to the SDK Integration.

Customer Taps the Card

The customer is asked to tap the card to the mobile device. The SDK facilitates all communication with the card or mobile wallet chip.

PIN Verification

If customer's bank requests PIN verification, a PIN entry dialog is opened. Customer must enter the PIN on the mobile device. The PIN pad uses graphical features to protect against PIN compromise.

Transaction Finished

After confirming the transaction with the card issuing bank, the transaction is issued. Transaction must be approved or declined within 30 seconds.

Money Flow

Tapaya
Your platform
Customer's bank
Processing network
Merchant's bank

Money is moved through the processing network following card association rules. The settlement takes usually 2-3 days but can be higher for international card payments.

Learn more about Merchant payouts and Platform payouts.

Security

Tapaya enforces highest security standards in all parts of the payment process to protect cardholder data. Card communication protocol is validated against card associations' L2 and L3 test suites. Tapaya Accept SDK complies with PCI standards.

Read more about Device Security and PCI Compliance.

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