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Tappy is a world leading wearable payment integrator connected with the watch industry to our global issuing bank partners through Visa & Mastercard with operations that span across North America, APAC and CEMEA Tappy's digital offerings and hardware white label solutions are fully trusted and certified by industry standards including PCI, EMVCo and is Visa Ready & Mastercard Engaged. Tappy is an approved Token Service Provider - connected to VTS and MDES who help Token Requestors (brand partners) enable tokenized payments into virtually any type of accessories. Programs & Products 1) Tappy TES Program: (Token Enablement Service) Through Visa & Mastercard Tokenization Service and with Tappy’s API, traditional watch brands is able to white label a mobile app to provide their end customers the ability to load their own credit, debit and prepaid cards through a Companion App then push these virtual cards into any types of non-battery powered form factors which has our embedded secure element NFC chip to make contactless payments globally. ”Basically, we enable other battery-less wearable or accessory device makers to have their own (Brand) Pay such as Timex Pay. Token payments are accepted at stores that have contactless NFC terminals just like Apple Pay or Fitbit Pay. HOW? Check out our explainer video: https://youtu.be/sLZ2mIqg2k0 Product demo on NFC World: https://members.nfcw.com/95060/tappy-product-demo-enabling-contactless-payments-on-batteryless-wearables/ 2) Tappy PLC Program: (Pre-Loaded Credential) Available in the below countries: U.K. with Barclays (Visa Prepaid) China with Bank of China (UnionPay Prepaid) India with Axis Bank & SBI (Mastercard Debit) U.S. with American Express (AMEX Credit) UAE with ADIB (Visa Credit)
Overview
Location
Canada, Quebec, Austin
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2017
Mentions in press and media 4
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| Oct 28, 2024 | Tappy Technologies Unveils the World's First Fitness Ring Featuring Network Card Tokenization for Contactless Payments at Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024 | Hong Kong Tappy Technologies, a leader in cutting-edge wearable payment technology, is thrilled to announce the launch of its revolutionary product: the world’s first fitness and payment ring that effortlessly merges fitness tracking with n... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Tappy Technologies Partners with IndusInd Bank and Thales to Launch Indus PayWear, India's First Tokenization Solution for Wearable Payments | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Tappy Technologies, a trailblazer in digital payment innovations, has launched India's pioneering tokenization solution for wearable payments, developed in partnership with IndusInd Bank and Thales. This collabora... |
| Soon You’ll Be Able To Pay Using Your Wearable Accessories, Here’s How | Payments technology company Mastercard and wearable token service provider Tappy Technology, on November 11, announced a partnership to take digital payments to another level. Leaving behind cash and card payments, the duo will now be worki... |
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FAQ about Tappy Technologies
When was Tappy Technologies founded?
Tappy Technologies was founded in 2017.
What has the press written about Tappy Technologies?
Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Tappy Technologies, among them “Tappy Technologies Unveils the World's First Fitness Ring Featuring Network Card Tokenization for Contactless Payments at Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024” (Oct 28, 2024) and “Tappy Technologies Partners with IndusInd Bank and Thales to Launch Indus PayWear, India's First Tokenization Solution for Wearable Payments” (Mar 20, 2024).
Is Tappy Technologies still active?
Yes, Tappy Technologies is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 5, 2025.