INNOVATIVE, SECURE STANDARDS
What’s EMVCo?
Mastercard Click to Pay is backed by EMVCo, a global technical body collectively owned by American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa. Formed in 1999, EMVCo facilitates international interoperability through the governance of EMV® Specifications, a set of standards that address the challenge of balancing market needs, promoting payment protection and supporting innovation.
EMV® Specifications have given rise to secure, worldwide innovations, such as card chips, contactless payments, QR codes and payment tokenization. As a contributing member of EMVCo, Mastercard stands at the forefront of the technologies that contribute to greater security, reliability and conversion for both businesses and consumers.
