Google: Android Pay coming to Australia in 2016

Android Pay has been exclusive to the US market, but that will be changing in 2016. Google today announced plans to bring its mobile payment service to Australia in 2016 in partnership with financial institutions like Westpac, Bank of Melbourne, Bank of South Australia, and many more.

Google’s mobile payment service will support Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by its launch partners in Australia, but the search giant will offer support for more further down the line.

The company’s Australian blog noted that Android Pay will be available to use at many locations in the country, including big chains like McDonald’s, 7-Eleven, Domino’s Pizza, Crust Gourmet Pizza and other well-known companies. It’ll also work with some other local companies, but that’ll take a bit longer for businesses to get on board. Additionally, users will be able to use Android Pay to checkout on mobile applications, such as Catch of the Day.com.au, EatNow.com.au, and more.

We’ll no doubt hear more news as well as more supported financial institutions and retailers as we get closer to an official launch date.

source: Google

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