Provisioning payment credentials to a consumer

摘要

A method and system for provisioning payment credentials to a consumer are disclosed. A remotely accessible server receives a request for payment credentials required to conduct a transaction, the request originating from an electronic device of a consumer. A transaction type associated with the transaction is determined, the transaction type being one of a plurality of predefined transaction types wherein each transaction type is associated with a predefined payment credential format. The remotely accessible server obtains payment credentials in the payment credential format associated with the determined transaction type and transmits the obtained payment credentials to the electronic device of the consumer for use in conducting the transaction.