NFC EMV Explorer is a tools app developed by Eugene Lishak.
Download Statistics
NFC EMV Explorer has been downloaded 160 times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 0 times.
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App Information
NFC EMV Explorer costs $2.99 to download. The APK download size is 1.50 MB. The latest version available is 25.0.2. The last update was on December 20, 2025.
Technical Requirements
NFC EMV Explorer requires Android 5.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play November 2022.
Description
Are you curious? Do you want to know: - How contactless EMV really works? How risky is it to use cEMV cards and keep them in your pocket? - What data is exchanged between the card reader and the card, and how much time does it take? - How fast are recently issued cards compared to older ones—Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, etc.—as well as old and new smartphones when they emulate cards in Google, Apple, etc. wallets?
With our NFC EMV Explorer, you will get all this info down to the last bit and millisecond.
Install the app, tap a card, and you will see a formatted text output on your phone that looks like this:
--- **Card Summary** PAN (or Device PAN for Google/Apple/etc. wallets) retrieved from: GPO APDU Card read on 2025/05/22 at 13:18:53 Total session time: 477 ms Total net IsoDep APDU transceive time: 440 ms IsoDep APDU transceive time for GPO: 105 ms Total data received from card: 858 bytes Effective transceive speed: 15.6 kbit/s *Directories:* 0. AID: a0000000031010, Label: "Visa Credit", Kernel ID: absent Directory #0 was used in this tap **End of Card Summary**
Retrieved PAN or DPAN: 454545454545454545
**APDU Request:** 00a404000e325041592e5359532e444446303100 Select PPSE APDU. Transceive Time = 25 ms. SW1/SW2: 9000 **APDU Response Content:** 6f - FCI Template, length = 45 84 - Dedicated File Name, length = 14 325041592e5359532e4444463031 "2PAY.SYS.DDF01" a5 - FCI Proprietary Template, length = 27 bf0c - FCI Issuer Discretionary Data, length = 24 61 - Directory Entry, length = 22 4f - ADF Name, length = 7 a0000000031010 "ﾠ??????" 50 - … and so on, in a colorful formatted text display. See our screenshots in the app description (don't worry, you will see the card PAN).
You will see APDU commands for: - Select PPSE “2PAY.SYS.DDF01” - Select Application ID (ADF) - Get Processing Options (GPO) issued with a valid PDOL - Read Record for all records specified in the Application File Locator (AFL) - Generate Application Cryptogram (AC), when applicable, issued with a valid CDOL1. This one is useful for assessing the card’s Offline Data Authentication (ODA) capability.
The output data is presented in EMV Tag structured form.
Apart from regular plastic cards, you can also explore virtual cards in Google, Apple Pay, etc., wallets in phones and watches.
The app works with multi-application cards, processing another directory entry (EMV Tag 61) with each additional tap.
The app does not require any Android permissions. Therefore, it cannot store or upload any data. The app copies the card data to the clipboard, so you can discard it or paste it into any application you trust (e.g., email).
Before making the decision to purchase this app for a few bucks, you can try the free NFC EMV Explorer - Entry Level, which presents limited data: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wwopenfare.freereadnfccard)
Recent changes: Added raw APDU requests in the output
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A useful app to learn how contactless payment cEMV cards and terminals work. Clear interface. Reliable. I was not able to break the app even with some other types of cards.
★★★★★Paul Johnson· Sep 19, 2022
Owing to this application I was able to find out that my bank disclosed my cardholder name in the interact card data. Some of my friends told me that their cards' data didn't contain this information. I would rather have it not included over there. It looks like other banks have more robust privacy policy vs my bank. So, this application will help me to make informed decisions regarding which banks is the best to deal with in terms of privacy protection.
★★★★★Boris Segal· Jun 13, 2022
Thanks for making this app! I’ve checked my tangerine, BMO & Wealth simple Visa. The only one that is giving away my personal information is BMO, specifically my first and last name. I will need to get in touch with them.
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Technologies used by NFC EMV Explorer
NFC EMV Explorer is requesting 2 permissions and is using 22 libraries.
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