The digital payment solution, based on the EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) industry standard, replaces the need for cardmembers to manually enter personal and account information at checkout with participating merchants. An easier and frictionless checkout process enhances the customer experience and also helps merchants reduce cart abandonment.

“With merchants seeing more and more purchases being made online and through mobile apps, and with the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating that trend, it’s critical we continue to provide a variety of solutions that make their payment experience quick, convenient and more secure for their customers,” said Andrew Hopkins, senior vice president of global products at Discover. “Click to Pay is just one of those programs that Discover offers our customers, helping cardmembers shop easier with whatever payment method they prefer and giving merchants choice and enhanced security.”

After a simple initial setup process, Discover cardmembers will be able to use their Discover card to pay and earn rewards wherever they see the Click to Pay icon with the Discover acceptance mark next to it. Eventually, Discover cardmembers will be able to avoid the initial setup process and start using the seamless, digital checkout solution immediately. Through the use of smart authentication and tokenization technology, Discover cardmembers will only need to enter their email address at checkout, offering a streamlined and password-free payment experience when shopping at merchants that have incorporated Click to Pay.

To support customer payment choice, Discover is working closely with merchants, acquirers and other participants in the payment ecosystem to help them implement Secure Remote Commerce and offer Click to Pay to their customers. The Click to Pay solution from Discover is now available in the U.S. for credit customers andDiscover is also working towards supporting debit within Click to Pay as well as expanding the SRC technology into international markets. As one of six member owners of EMVCo, along with American Express, JCB, Mastercard, Union Pay, and Visa, Discover is participating in the SRC effort in order to create a solution that aims to benefit all stakeholders in the payments industry, providing a level playing field that promotes choice, security and enhances customer experiences.