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- Tokenisation here refers to replacement of actual credit and debit card details with an alternate code called the “token”.
- A token is a 16-digit number unique for a combination of card, token requestor and merchant.
- By tokenising the card with a merchant, the actual card details of the customer are replaced with token credentials, which can be used only for the merchant for which the token has been created.
- Tokenisation can be performed only by the authorised card network and recovery of original Primary Account Number (PAN) should be feasible for the authorised card network only.
- Adequate safeguards have to be put in place to ensure that PAN cannot be found out from the token and vice versa, by anyone except the card network.
- A tokenised card transaction is considered safer as the actual card details are not shared with the merchant during transaction processing.
Source : Indian Express
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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