More banks get mobile with Android Pay
Pali Bhat, Google
Like an astute player of the Risk board game, Android Pay’s global expansion plans continue apace as it is working with several banks to let their customers add cards to its service from a mobile banking app.
The latest banks include Bank of America, Bank of New Zealand, Discover, mBank and USAA. They follow on from Chase Bank in the US, and Australia and New Zealand-based banking group, ANZ.
Google senior director product management Pali Bhat says: “After completing setup, you can use your phone to tap and pay at millions of stores and wherever you see the Android Pay button in your favourite apps and on the mobile web. Android Pay will also send you a notification after each successful transaction.”
This development was preceded by other good news.
Google revealed that Android payments can now be made within the Gmail app; while Android Pay recently became available in Belgium – becoming the tenth country in the world to get it.
Last year, Android Pay went live in Poland – the first country on continental Europe to launch the service. Android Pay is available to the holders of Mastercard cards issued by Alior Bank, T-Mobile Banking Services and Bank Zachodni WBK. Other Polish banks are expected to follow.
The US was the first country to get Android Pay – this was in May 2015. The UK followed a year later. In Asia, Android Pay is available in Singapore and Hong Kong.
