Mastercard teams up with Australian telecom services provider

Optus is going to integrate with Mastercard’s digital identity service

Mastercard teams up with Australian telecom services provider. Source: pexels.com

Mastercard and Optus have announced?cooperation to provide clients with an easier and safer way to prove their identity online and in-store.

Optus will offer in-stage service to the customers who have already downloaded the My Optus App – it’s about 6 million clients. This establishment will make the digital identity verification process more secure while users buy a new device or make account changes.

The cooperation will ensure that physical documents such as passports or driving licenses will be replaced. Also, Mastercard digital identity verification service provides a client with entire control of all information that is shared.

We’ve reported that Mastercard cardholders across Europe will now have access to the Google Pay service.

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