Discover Begins Rollout of Contactless Devices to Consumers
29 Novembre 2010 - 4:23PM
Business Wire
Discover card today announced that it has begun issuing
Discover® Zip® contactless credit cards and stickers, targeted at
early adopters of its mobile technology.
Discover Zip sticker on mobile phone
(Photo: Business Wire)
Select Discover cardmembers began receiving contactless cards
and stickers in the mail on November 15. Additional plastics and
stickers will be issued to more cardmembers beginning in January
2011. To request contactless devices Discover cardmembers can call
1-800-DISCOVER.
Discover® Zip® is an innovative payment solution that enables
fast and convenient transactions with enhanced security features
via contactless technology. Consumers simply touch a payment
device, which is in the form of either a plastic card or a sticker
that can be applied to a mobile phone or any personal item of their
choosing, to a Zip-enabled contactless reader to make a payment.
Currently, over 100,000 U.S. merchant locations offer contactless
readers that accept Zip transactions at the point-of-sale,
including quick service restaurants, gas station and convenient
stores, retailers and pharmacies, and public transit agencies.
“At Discover, we put a high bar on value to the customer, and
are always evaluating technology solutions that make things faster,
safer, and more convenient for our cardmembers,” said Mark
Scarborough, senior vice president of cardmember marketing at
Discover. “Given how tied consumers are to their mobile devices, we
know they will appreciate the tremendous value and convenience
Discover Zip contactless cards and stickers provide.”
Discover is not new to the contactless space. The company’s
payments business, Discover Network, has worked with merchants to
certify contactless readers for many years, and was the first to
test credit-based contactless stickers. Issuers, merchants, and
acquirers can benefit from Discover Zip with increased transaction
volume and customer loyalty.
To learn more about Discover Zip contactless cards and stickers,
please click here.
About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and
payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in
U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company
has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States.
The company operates the Discover card, America's cash rewards
pioneer, and offers personal and student loans, online savings
accounts, certificates of deposit and money market accounts through
its Discover Bank subsidiary. Its payment businesses consist of
Discover Network, with millions of
merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's
leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global
payments network with acceptance in more than 185 countries and
territories. For more information, visit
www.discoverfinancial.com.
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