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How Apple Pay and Google Pay tokenize your card

Original: Apple Pay and Google Pay never store your card number. When you add a card, your bank and Visa or Mastercard create a to

A breakdown of mobile payment security is making the rounds: Apple Pay and Google Pay never store your actual card number. When a card is added, the bank and Visa or Mastercard generate a token, a stand-in number tied to one phone. Every tap adds a one-time code, so intercepted or copied payment data gets declined, and shops that get hacked never hold the real numbers.

Why now: Renewed interest in payment security and how tokenization protects shoppers from card fraud.

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