Replacing card data with a code that has no value outside the system that generated it, allowing you to charge again without storing the real number.
Tokenizing means swapping the card number for an identifier that only means something inside the certified environment that created it. If that token leaks, it can't be used anywhere else.
It's what allows recurring billing, one-click upsell, and smart retry without the real card data ever passing through your server, which is a PCI-DSS requirement.
Documentation exists so a seller never learns a rule on the day it costs them. Worth reading before you need it.
Wellington CostaGlobal Payments Specialist
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Writes about payment infrastructure, checkout conversion and chargeback reduction. Works directly with digital product sellers, affiliates and creators selling to more than 40 countries through Mundpay.
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