Mastercard Incorporated
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MODIFYING CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARD CONFIGURATIONS

Abstract:

The invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for modifying priority parameters corresponding to a software payment application within a contactless payment card. In an embodiment the invention comprises (i) establishing communication between the contactless payment card and a mobile communication device, (ii) parsing an application directory listing stored within the payment card, (iii) extracting information corresponding to a plurality of software payment applications stored within the payment card, (iv) selecting a software payment application from among the plurality of software payment applications, (v) specifying a modification to a priority tag value associated with the selected software payment application, (vi) receiving an encrypted unique identifier associated with the payment card from an issuer server, and modifying the priority tag associated with the selected software payment application, provided the received encrypted unique identifier matches payment card identifier information stored within the memory of the contactless payment card.