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Mastercard reviewed — 2026

The cloud commerce approach moves cryptography into the cloud and thereby lowers the hardware requirements for the merchant device.

Editorial: SoftPOS24 Payment ResearchUpdated: 15.08.2026Data set: 121 providers, 14 criteriaSource: Open primary source ↗
Note on the data: These terms come from secondary sources, not directly from the provider's own pricing page.
SoftPOS24 overall score
2.5/5
50 out of 100 points · Rating 3.0 (fair)
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Price transparency
20/30
Market coverage
9/25
Platform coverage
9/15
Security certification
12/15
Card acceptance
3/15

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In short

Mastercard offers Mastercard Tap on Phone / Cloud Commerce for Android. Transaction fee: on request; monthly fee: n/a. Security certification: MPoC (Partner). Available in: global via acquirer partners, first APAC market for Cloud Commerce was Singapore (FOMO Pay).

Mastercard terms in full

Product nameMastercard Tap on Phone / Cloud Commerce
Provider typeInfrastruktur-Enabler
HeadquartersUSA
Founded1966
PlatformsAndroid (main focus)
CertificationMastercard programme certification; PCI MPoC/CPoC via partners
Transaction feen/a
Monthly feen/a
Setup costn/a
Contract termn/a
Cards acceptedMastercard
PIN entry on screenyes (depending on partner)
Transaction limitmarket-dependent
Target customersAcquirers, banks, fintechs
Available marketsglobal via acquirer partners, first APAC market for Cloud Commerce was Singapore (FOMO Pay)
Websitemastercard.com
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