Contactless Payments
Allow customers to tap and pay securely
Customers love the convenience of contactless payments. We can help businesses simplify sales and let issuers enable fast, easy and secure payment experiences for their cardholders.
Customers love the convenience of contactless payments. We can help businesses simplify sales and let issuers enable fast, easy and secure payment experiences for their cardholders.
Support all contactless payment types
Contactless cards
Accept credit and debit contactless cards from around the world at your business, or issue contactless cards for your cardholders.
Transit solutions
Contactless payments are evolving the customer experience for transit and other connected commerce experiences. Our solution helps you evolve with it.
Digital wallets
Enable payments via Apple Pay®, Google PayTM, Samsung Pay®, or Garmin PayTM*, or issuers can add their cards to these digital wallets and more.
*Mobile wallet acceptance varies by market
What are contactless payments?
Learn more about contactless payments and how they benefit your business and customers.
Get started with contactless payments
- Accept contactless payments
- Enable contactless payments
- Explore Payment Account Reference (PAR)
Certify for acceptance
We can simplify implementation for payment providers with comprehensive testing and certification tools. Businesses should contact their payments provider for acceptance.
Our EMV technology
Learn more about our EMV-compliant platform, D-PAS, and our latest evolution—D-PAS Connect—to enable more connected experiences.
Connect to the latest in payments technology
We enable issuer partners to add their cards to existing digital wallets with Discover® Digital Exchange (DDX).
Improve consumer service and experience
Payment Account Reference (PAR) provides a consolidated view of transactions associated with a PAN and its affiliated tokens, making it easier to identify customers and their associated transactions across payment channels. Contact your Relationship Manager to discuss how PAR can add value to your customer experience.