Archive · 30 Sep 2025
PhonePe & Mastercard Launch In-Store Smartphone Payments
PhonePe and Mastercard teamed up to let you pay at stores with your phone!
If you have a Mastercard, you can tap your phone on a payment machine.
It's like using a credit card, but with your phone.
Your card details are kept safe using special technology.
You can use this in stores and even online, in India and when you travel.
This makes shopping easy and secure.
PhonePe and Mastercard partnered to launch a new payment feature.
Mastercard cardholders can make in-store payments by tapping their NFC-enabled smartphones.
This provides secure tap-and-pay experiences in physical stores.
It supports tokenized e-commerce transactions.
The feature is rolling out to users in a phased manner.
- Who
- PhonePe and Mastercard cardholders
- What
- Launching in-store payments via NFC-enabled smartphones
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India and abroad
- Why
- To provide secure and frictionless payments and support tokenized e-commerce
- Partners
- PhonePe and Mastercard
- Feature
- In-store payments via NFC smartphones
- Users
- Mastercard cardholders in India
- Functionality
- Tap and pay at terminals
- Benefits
- Secure, contactless payments, tokenized e-commerce