What is Card-on-File Tokenisation?
08-10-2023
10:22 AM
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Overview:
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to introduce Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT).
About Card-on-File Tokenisation
- Tokenisation refers to replacement of actual credit and debit card details with an alternate code called the “token”, which will be unique for a combination of card, token requestor and device.
- This shall be unique for a combination of card, token requestor (i.e. the entity which accepts request from the customer for tokenisation of a card and passes it on to the card network to issue a corresponding token) and the merchant (token requestor and merchant may or may not be the same entity).
- Advantage: A tokenised card transaction is considered safer as the actual card details are not shared with the merchant during transaction processing.
- Customers who do not have the tokenisation facility will have to key in their name, 16-digit card number, expiry date and CVV each time they order something online.
What is a Card-on-File transaction?
- It is a transaction where cardholders authorizes merchants to store their payment information securely and bill cardholders’ stored accounts for future purchases.
Q1: What is a credit card?
A credit card is a financial tool that allows consumers to make purchases on credit, effectively borrowing money from a financial institution (usually a bank or credit card issuer) to be paid back at a later date.
Source: RBI to introduce new channels for Card-on-File Tokenisation