Daily Archives: September 10, 2015

Android Pay is now rolling out in the US

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Google is announcing that Android Pay will start rolling out in the US today. The new payment scheme was made official at Google I/O a few months back, and now it’s finally becoming available.

The company warns that the rollout will be gradual and it will take a few days. You need the new Android Pay app that will be out in the Play Store soon. It’s going to show up as an update to the old Google Wallet app if you have that installed.

The system works with any device that runs Android 4.4 KitKat or newer and has NFC. Tokenization is used for security, so your real card’s number is never sent with your payment. A virtual account number is used instead.

In terms of credit card support, you’ll be able to add yours regardless of whether it’s American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa.

Google is quickly adding more and more banks to Android Pay, but for now your account needs to be at American Express, Bank of America, Discover, Navy Federal Credit Union, PNC, Regions Bank, USAA, or U.S. Bank. Citi and Wells Fargo will be available within a few days, with Capital One and others “coming soon”.

As for locations in which you can actually use Android Pay to buy stuff, there are apparently already over a million of those across the country.

In the future, Android Pay will also let you pay for stuff you buy online from your apps, and it will store your many different loyalty cards and special offers in one convenient…

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Google begins rolling out Android Pay today

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Android Pay was made official not too long ago, and while Verizon Wireless may have assumed that the mobile payment option would be launching on September 16, it looks like Google is ready to start the ball rolling now. With an official blog post, the company has announced that it has begun rolling out Android Pay today, September 10.

In the post, Google goes over the basics of Android Pay as a refresher of sorts, outlining that the mobile payment option works with the major card issuers, including Visa, Discover, MasterCard, and American Express. Google also says that Android Pay works at over one million (“and counting…”) locations across the United States, which includes retailers like Babies ‘R’ Us, GameStop, Bloomingdales, Rite Aide, Sports Authority, Petco, and many others.

To access Android Pay, you’ll need to have NFC enabled on your Android 4.4 or later device.

Google outlines the security benefits of using Android Pay, too, saying that your credit or debit card’s information is never sent along with the payment you make, instead using a virtual account number in its place for an “extra layer” of protection.

Do you plan on using Android Pay?

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