Taking Contactless Payments to a New Level, Mastercard to Deliver Quantum-Resistant Cards

…The protections and purchasing power of contactless payments took a step forward as Mastercard announced the approval of the first cards for issuers that are compatible with the new EMVCo® contactless specifications designed to protect against attacks from both traditional and quantum computers…

…[T]he company has worked with EMVCo to help evolve the innovation into an industry standard for contactless acceptance that provides the best protection for the industry, businesses and consumers…

…[T]he new cards are designed to remain compatible with existing acceptance, network and issuer infrastructure 

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