Overview#
Token Service Provider (TSP) typical use is simply as a provider of Tokens.A process that provides a Token to another party.
Token Service Provider is a Provider of services
Some uses have more specific definitions.
OAuth 2.0#
In OAuth 2.0 based systems, the Authorization Server is a provider of TokensEMVCo Tokenization#
When speaking about EMVCo Tokenization, the Token Service Provider or TSP is an entity within the payments ecosystem that is able to provide registered Token Requestors – for example the Merchants holding the card credentials – with 'surrogate PAN values such as Dynamic/Alternate PANs, also known as Payment Tokens.In EMVCo Tokenization Token Service Provider can be a wholly independent party from the Payment Network or the Card Issuer themselves.
In EMVCo Tokenization Token Service Provider is a Provider of services
More Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- API-Gateway
- Opaque token
- Payment Token
- Phantom Token Flow
- Security Token Service
- TSP
- Token
- Tokenization
- Tokenization Service
- [#1] - What is a Token Service Provider?
- 2015-04-22