JCB Taps Soft Space for Its Tap on Mobile Solution for JCB Contactless Payments

Source: Digital News Asia (DNA)

JCB Co Ltd (JCB), Japan’s only international payment brand, is leveraging Asia’s leading fintech player, Soft Space Sdn Bhd’s (Soft Space) technological expertise to develop the Tap on Mobile program that capitalizes on Android smartphones equipped with NFC (near-field communication) technologies. JCB Contactless card or mobile device can be used at any merchants that support JCB Contactless.

Aimed at driving greater contactless acceptance among JCB acquirers worldwide, JCB has developed the Tap on Mobile program which will be used to govern all aspects of contactless payment transactions securely made on NFC-enabled Android smartphones, off the shelf.