METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING SECURITY OF CONTACTLESS CARD

摘要

of the Invention The invention relates to method and system for enhancing security of contactless cards. In accordance with one embodiment, a method (100) comprises: receiving (101), in respect of an account, a request to enable one or more contactless cards, the account being associated with the one or more contactless cards issued to a user of the account by one or more issuers; determining (102) an operable state of the one or more contactless cards, the operable state being one of a locked state and an unlocked state; and activating (103) a proximity mode of a mobile device associated with the one or more contactless cards when the operable state is determined as locked state, wherein the mobile device detects a proximity with the one or more contactless cards during the activated proximity mode.