# Mastercard

**Introduction**\
This section includes requirements for Tap on Phone and other software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) solutions, in conjunction with the core Mastercard® marks.

Tap on Phone is an acceptance solution that allows merchants to accept payments from any contactless card, mobile wallet, or non-digital wearable device, using the merchant’s own eligible NFC-enabled device.

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The use of branding for Tap on Phone and other SoftPOS solutions must be applied when:

* A Tap on Phone or SoftPOS solution is created accepting the Mastercard network\

* A device has a Tap on Phone or SoftPOS solution installed accepting the Mastercard network

**Pre-Payment Acceptance Requirements**\
Branding within Tap on Phone or SoftPOS solution prior to payment acceptance on merchant’s device screen:

* Must display Contactless symbol
* Must display Mastercard and and other network acceptance marks, in accordance with the applicable network requirements. For Mastercard display and parity requirements in the digital environment, see **Signaling digital payment acceptance** in [Use in digital payments](https://www.mastercard.com/brandcenter/en-ca/brand-requirements/mastercard/digital-payments).

COMPLIANT AND NON-COMPLIANT TAP ON PHONE PRE-PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE EXAMPLES

![Example of compliant Tap on phone pre-payment screen](https://www.mastercard.com/content/dam/public/brandcenter/en/mc-bc_gdl_top_prepay-1.png)

![Example of non-compliant Tap on phone pre-payment screen](https://www.mastercard.com/content/dam/public/brandcenter/en/mc-bc_gdl_top_prepay-2.png)

**Post-Payment Acceptance Requirements**\
We recommend that developers of Tap on Phone and other SoftPOS solutions integrate the Checkout Sound and Animation into their solutions. The Checkout Sound and Animation is Mastercard’s transaction approval sound mark and animation mark.

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