Systems, methods, and computer program products providing payment in cooperation with EMV card readers

摘要

An electronic payment system provided by a mobile communication device, the system including a memory storing instructions for interacting with a EMV card reader to cause payment from an issuing bank associated with a cardholder to an acquiring bank of a merchant associated with the electronic payment processing system; and one or more processors in communication with the memory configured to: initiate a transaction by passing transaction information, including a transaction amount, to the EMV card reader; receive encrypted payment authorization from the EMV card reader to process a payment from the issuing bank to the acquiring bank, wherein the one or more processors are in communication with the EMV card reader; pass the encrypted payment authorization to the acquiring bank over a data connection; and receive a confirmation of payment from the acquiring bank over the data connection.