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Apple Pay uses tokenization to protect card numbers.
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Is it true that Apple Pay uses tokenization to protect card numbers?
Yes. A Wikipedia article on Apple Pay states the service uses the EMV Payment Tokenization Specification and replaces the card's account number with a tokenized device account number. A separate piece explains tokenization generally replaces sensitive card data with a unique digital code, though it does not name Apple Pay.
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Apple Card. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Card
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Apple Pay. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pay
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Eumes, S. (2017). Decoding Contactless (Card) Payments: An Exploration of NFC Transactions and Explanation How Apple Pay and Android Pay Work. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5446/34826
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Deshmukh, N. (2025). Tokenization in Financial Transactions. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15517537
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