Visa Inc. today announced the launch of Visa Token Service – an facility that will provide secure environment to help drive innovation in online and mobile commerce.
Visa has said that its Token Service replaces sensitive payment account information found on plastic cards with a digital account number or “token”. Because “tokens” do not carry a consumer’s payment account details, such as the 16-digit account number, they can be safely stored by online merchants or on mobile devices to facilitate ecommerce and mobile payments.
Visa Token Service will be available to Visa issuing financial institutions globally, starting with U.S. financial institutions next month, and followed by a phased roll-out overseas beginning in 2015. The technology has been designed to support payments with mobile devices using all major mobile platforms.
Visa Token Service Features: