Abstract:
Method for the activation of a payment card (SC), comprising accessing a remote computer server (14) of a card issuer to input card activation information (AS), The method includes storing (120) a unique code (UN) corresponding to a given payment card (SC) both in a smart card (13) corresponding to a cardholder (U), comprising a contactless readable interface (13a), used as payment card (SC), and in the remote computer server (14),
reading (160) said unique code (UN) by a user terminal (11) associated to the cardholder (U) comprising a corresponding contactless interface (11a), in particular a NFC interface, sending (170) said unique code (UN) from the user terminal (11) to the remote computer server (15), upon verification (180) of the unique code (UN) at the remote computer server (15), generating (200) and sending (210) an activation code (AS) to the user terminal (11) associated to the cardholder (U) and supplying (190) to the user terminal (11) access to an activation code input mask (AP) corresponding to the payment card (SC),
upon submission (220) of the activation code (SS), comparing (230) the submitted code (SS) with the generated code (AS) and, in case of matching, activating (240) the payment card (SC).