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Mastercard Software Helps Companies Launch Custom Digital Wallets
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Mastercard has launched Wallet Services, a software platform enabling banks, fintechs and merchants to build custom digital wallets on iOS and Android, leveraging Apple's 2024 decision to open NFC access to third-party developers.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech and Payments.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you're building banking or loyalty features in a mobile app, Mastercard just eliminated your single biggest infrastructure blocker: you can now offer tap-to-pay directly inside your own app instead of routing users to Apple Pay. That's a customer retention move worth implementing before your competitors do.
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