<h1>Global payments provider and SoftPOS partner to deploy PCI MPoC and scheme-certified Android SoftPOS for hardware-free card acceptance</h1> A global payment services provider and a card-acceptance software firm have entered a commercial partnership to deploy PCI MPoC and scheme-certified SoftPOS contactless payments on Android devices across South Asia, enabling card acceptance without additional hardware. The agreement targets increased financial inclusion and scalability in high-Android, low-infrastructure markets and contemplates consumer-device use cases (provisioning, on-device payment/verification). Legally relevant points include reliance on scheme certifications and PCI compliance, potential regulatory approvals in local payments markets, and commercial risk allocation for data security, liability, and cross-jurisdictional roll-out.