Android Pay is rolling out today

[TheWutofWat]

So the anticipated Android Pay is finally here and Google is rolling it out starting from today

 

 

Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/android-pay-officially-launched-641280/

 

 

Hope this will be NOT ONLY US

[C0LL0SS0S]

pretty sure its US only though

[beach_boy98]

Why does Google favourite the USA?

[Mohenjo]

Why does Google favourite the USA?

maybe because they were based there and its an easy market to influence 

[beach_boy98]

maybe because they were based there and its an easy market to influence 

True. The Uk is also a massive market with a centralised population.

[6God]

Pick the one country that is the most backwards in NFC adoption, makes sense. This is also where Google FAILED. 

 

Most consumers don't have tap cards yet. They do have mag cards, which are still around for a couple of years. Samsungs MST implementation is far better for people to actually use their cards. 

 

Missed opportunity by Google. Then again, this is classic Android. Even the payment systems are fragmented...makes sense doesn't it?

[lx_srs]

Pick the one country that is the most backwards in NFC adoption, makes sense. This is also where Google FAILED. 

 

Most consumers don't have tap cards yet. They do have mag cards, which are still around for a couple of years. Samsungs MST implementation is far better for people to actually use their cards. 

 

Missed opportunity by Google. Then again, this is classic Android. Even the payment systems are fragmented...makes sense doesn't it?

they could release it in Canada, where tap cards are standard.  I'm pretty sure everyone I know has a tap card.

[spartaman64]

how is this any different than google wallet

 

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[Raphael_123]

So there is a new app called Google Wallet (New) the old google wallet is obsolete now?

[Guest Kloaked]

Pick the one country that is the most backwards in NFC adoption, makes sense. This is also where Google FAILED.

Umm. That's exactly why they're doing it.

[Psykomantis00]

Lol of coarse google copies apple and android fanboys claim they invented the idea. /s

[Albatross]

It stores all of your gift cards, credit cards and the like? Sounds like the perfect opportunity for theft/hacking! No thanks!

[Clyne]

Even though i have a Note 5, i'll prob just use it for giftcards as i don't even have a card yet.......

[Dingus]

Lol of coarse google copies apple and android fanboys claim they invented the idea. /s

 

Whu?  Google Wallet has been on Android for years and allowed contactless payments in the handful of locations that actually supported it (Rite-Aid for one). Yes "Android Pay" is a blatant copy of "Apple Pay", I agree with you there.

 

Google has now split wallet and pay so that wallet is more like PayPal where you can send money to friends (you are at a restaurant and want to do the decent thing and only run one card for your group of 12) and pay allows you to use NFC to pay for your purchases. 

[RexinOridle]

I've been using the RBC bank app to pay for a quite a while in Canada. It works.

[Psykomantis00]

Whu?  Google Wallet has been on Android for years and allowed contactless payments in the handful of locations that actually supported it (Rite-Aid for one). Yes "Android Pay" is a blatant copy of "Apple Pay", I agree with you there.

 

Google has now split wallet and pay so that wallet is more like PayPal where you can send money to friends (you are at a restaurant and want to do the decent thing and only run one card for your group of 12) and pay allows you to use NFC to pay for your purchases. 

Handful of locations.