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Ways to accept

Payments at your fingertips with mobile point-of-sale solutions

Our simple, low-cost acceptance solutions that use mobile devices to drive best-in-class consumer experiences.

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Meet the next generation of point-of-sale (POS) technology

From traditional mobile POS to software-based solutions, we are making payment acceptance fast and easy.

Tap on phone

Provides merchants with a simple and cost-effective contactless payment acceptance solution that uses the smartphone they already own.

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Cloud Commerce

Mastercard’s cloud native, software-based acceptance solution combines Tap on Phone, Pay by Link, Click to Pay and more, enabling simple physical and digital merchant acceptance.

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Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (SPOC)

PIN on Glass, also known as Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf Device), enables EMV contract and contactless transactions with PIN entry on a merchant’s consumer device.

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Traditional MPOS

Traditional Mobile POS uses card reader accessories (like "dongles" or "sleeves") that attach to the audio port, USB port, proprietary connector or via Bluetooth on mobile devices. These accessories offer magnetic stripe, EMV chip card and/or contactless acceptance.