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Google's Android Pay Mobile Payments Service Arrives In US

Posted by samzenpus on from the easy-pay dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google is rolling out its digital payment system Android Pay in the U.S. today. The new system will allow users to make payments in stores using their phone. Existing users of the Google Wallet app can access Android Pay through an update. According to the blog post: "Android Pay works with all NFC-enabled Android devices (running KitKat 4.4+), on any mobile carrier, at every tap and pay ready location across the US. Android Pay will support credit and debit cards from the four major payment networks: American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. These cards are issued by many of the most popular US banks and credit unions, including American Express, Bank of America, Discover, Navy Federal Credit Union, PNC, Regions Bank, USAA, and U.S. Bank. Wells Fargo will be available in the next few days, Capital One and Citi are coming soon, and we're adding new banks all the time."

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  1. So how is this different by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 4, Informative

    This sounds like Google Wallet, with a different name. Same technology.

    What is new?

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    1. Re:So how is this different by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Google Wallet is being split into this for tap-and-pay and a new version which only handles sending/receiving cash via email.

    2. Re:So how is this different by viperidaenz · · Score: 3, Informative

      USA will catch up some day, the rest of the world has a crap-load of contactless terminals. I bought my lunch using one half an hour ago.