Tap to Phone

Tap to Phone

Expanding payment acceptance by removing barriers.

Accepting payments just got simpler

Today, millions of small and micro-businesses worldwide are struggling with the burdens of traditional payment acceptance. Tap to Phone makes it easier for sellers to use the smartphones they already own to accept payments—simply by downloading an app.

No additional hardware required 

Sellers around the world can now accept payments using current-generation Android devices—while limiting physical contact at the point of sale. Customers win too, as they can make safe, contactless payments with just a tap of their contactless card, phone, or watch to the seller’s NFC-enabled smartphone.

The Tap to Phone seller experience

Tap to Phone makes onboarding and accepting payments more seamless. Watch our video to learn more.

  • 70% consumers claim that they are using more contactless compared to two years ago1

  • $2B+ NFC enabled smartphones in use globally in 2020²

  • 61% consumers claim that Hygiene continues to be stated as the top reason in Hong Kong for expecting an increase in cashless payments3

Uses for Tap to Phone

Explore some of the many ways that Tap to Phone is expanding payment acceptance.

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Stripe Payments Singapore Pte. Ltd

https://stripe.com/en-sg/contact/sales

In the news

Take a look at how Tap to Phone is making waves in the news.

Businesswire.com

Simplify payment acceptance for sellers of any size.

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Pymnts.com

Visa Tap to Phone expands acceptance for retailers.

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Visa Tap to Phone Contactless Kernel

Visa’s Tap to Phone Contactless Kernel is a custom-built kernel written in Java that enables contactless payment acceptance for Visa payment credentials via contactless card or any NFC-enabled device (mobile, wearable, etc.) on any NFC-enabled Android Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) device.

Solution providers or acquirers who intend to build a Tap to Phone payment application can either build their own kernel or leverage Visa’s easy-to-integrate kernel to accelerate solution development, effectively reducing kernel development time and eliminating the need for L2 certification.

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  • 1 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2.0
  • 2 NFC Forum, “Fresh Smartphone Statistics and What They Mean for You and the World"
  • 3 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2.0