What is Tap on Phone with Halo Dot?

What is Tap on Phone?

This is a way to process a payment where a consumer taps their card on an android phone or device to confirm their payment.

The device must have NFC (Near-Field Communication) enabled to allow for the communication with the payment card. NCF allows for short-range communication between two compatible devices. This is the same technology used by traditional POS terminals.

Is Tap on Phone Secure?

Yes, its completely secure. This is the same technology used by traditional POS terminals.

Tap on Phone uses the same NFC technology as a purpose-built POS terminal and complies with all the existing standards for contactless payments. Tap on Phone solutions need to be certified by independent PCI Labs and ultimately approved by the various Card Schemes.

What cards can be used with Halo Dot?

Halo Dot is certified for Mastercard, Visa and American Express card brands.

Can Tap on Phone accept payments from Samsung Pay or Apple Pay?

Yes, Tap on Phone works best when you are paying with one of the phone/gadget payment Apps. Samsung Pay, Apple Pay and all the other OEM Pay solutions are essentially digital versions of your contactless card. Paying with a phone/gadget is faster as both devices are powering the NFC communication.

Is Tap on Phone compatible for iPhone?

Unfortunately not, at this time iOS is not supported. Apple does not permit third party developers to access the NFC components on iOS devices for payments.

Is Tap on Phone compatible for Huawei?

If the Huawei device is running Android it is fully compatible. We are working on supporting Huawei devices that operate on HarmonyOS.

Is your solution CPoC certified?

Our Tap on Phone products are all compliant with CPoC specifications, but they have not been certified by a lab yet. We are part of the Scheme Pilot Programs and have introduced PIN Entry in our solution, which is not part of CPoC. Once PCI release a standard for CPoC + PIN we will certify the products.

Does your solution support PIN Entry?

Yes, PIN is supported. PIN on Glass is included within our SDK and SoftPOS App. Our secure PIN Entry method has been rigorously tested by a PCI Recognised Lab and reviewed by Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

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