In what was a sizable win for the company, the joint venture between Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile agreed to shut down their Softcard mobile payments app on March 31, 2015, and instead offered to load the Google Wallet app on Android smartphones. Google, as you may recall, actually ended up acquiring Softcard’s technology earlier this year. Unlike with Google’s earlier mobile payments effort with Google Wallet – which mobile carriers fought against due to their interest in their own payment solution Softcard (previously called Isis, and rebranded for obvious reasons) – this time around, Google made an effort to partner with mobile operators on Android Pay. It will also be pre-installed on NFC-enabled smartphones from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.Īndroid Pay was announced this spring at Mobile World Congress, then further detailed at Google’s annual I/O developer conference. For new users, Android Pay will be available for download on Google Play. The platform will also roll out to more banks and stores in the next few months, beyond those announced today.Įxisting Google Wallet users will be able to access Android Pay by updating their previously installed Wallet app. Google tells us it’s rolling out Android Pay gradually over the next few days, and will be seeking user feedback following its release. The system allows consumers to make purchases at point-of-sale using NFC technology, as well as pay for in-app purchases on Android devices.Īt launch, the payments technology will work at millions of locations around the U.S., including big-name brands like Best Buy, McDonald’s, Macy’s, Walgreens, Subway, Whole Foods, Toys R Us, and more. Google’s new payments platform Android Pay, a rival to both Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, is starting to roll out, the company is announcing today.
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