Microsoft Pay Now Supports Masterpass by Mastercard

Microsoft announced today that it now supports Mastercard’s digital wallet service, Masterpass, in the U.S. This integration will allow customers using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 to more easily make secure online purchases via their Microsoft accounts.

“We are deeply committed to powering a secure and optimized shopping experience that consumers and merchants deserve,” Mastercard senior vice president Raj Dhamodharan says. “Integrating technologies like Microsoft Pay with Masterpass will help the industry move to standards-based payments. Microsoft is a great partner and we will continue to collaborate with Microsoft to make shopping a better experience on all devices.”

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As you may know, you can already link various credit cards and other payment methods like PayPal to your Microsoft account and then use them to make secure online payments via Microsoft Pay. So it appears that this integration is just a nicety for those are already using Masterpass as well. And despite its name and affiliation with Mastercard, Masterpass also works with Visa, Discover, and American Express credit and debit cards.

You can learn more about this integration from the Microsoft Pay website.

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  • Tony Barrett

    06 August, 2018 - 12:05 pm

    <p>MS Pay must literally just be waiting for life support to be turned off, so it seems strange it's getting an update. With no mobile platform to carry it, it must have almost zero use. How MS keep these things going when they have no relevance is beyond me.</p>

    • RonH

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      06 August, 2018 - 12:07 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299788">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p>It is a great web payment system. Not just mobile</p>

      • roastedwookie

        08 August, 2018 - 4:06 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#299792">In reply to RonH:</a></em></blockquote><p>used by 0.000001% WOW! :))) And it's only web since Microsoon has no mobile presence.</p>

    • fgdsfgd

      06 August, 2018 - 12:19 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299788">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p>I've never even heard of MS Pay. But maybe that's because I don't use Edge.</p>

  • Chaoticwhizz

    06 August, 2018 - 2:26 pm

    <p>Never heard of Microsoft Pay until today. Any advantages over Google Pay for Android users?</p>

    • wright_is

      Premium Member
      07 August, 2018 - 2:20 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299849">In reply to Chaoticwhizz:</a></em></blockquote><p>You aren't giving Google your transaction information?</p>

      • roastedwookie

        08 August, 2018 - 4:05 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#300003">In reply to wright_is:</a></em></blockquote><p>better Google than Microcrap</p>

  • Chris Hedlund

    06 August, 2018 - 5:34 pm

    <p>This is the first time I've heard of Microsoft Pay as well. I'm surprised it's not called Windows Live Expo Transaction Coordination Manager.Net. Also, where can I get one of those silver unbranded laptop everyone seems to be using?</p>

  • jchampeau

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    07 August, 2018 - 8:19 am

    <p>"Hey guys, how about we take a product no one uses (Microsoft Pay), in a mature segment where there are hundreds of seasoned competitors (online/mobile payments), that requires a browser most people use only long enough to download a different browser, on a platform that's becoming less relevant each day, and integrate Masterpass, which most MasterCard cardholders have never heard of and don't care about!? It'll be almost as useful as Paint 3D!"</p>

  • roastedwookie

    08 August, 2018 - 4:05 am

    <p>useless. GPay is light years ahead.</p>

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