Several major UK banks and credit card providers are supporting the Google's new contactless payment service. Starbucks UK and Deliveroo will some of the first offer discounts to UK Android Pay users. And the contactless service can also be used on the London transport network.īhat added that Google will also be launching Android Pay Day, a special offers day at the end of each month, to incentivise users to use Android Pay on payday. Some of the UK retailers that are already supporting Android Pay include Boots, Greggs and Waitrose. UK users will be able to use Android Pay everywhere that contactless payments are accepted, according to Google's senior director of product management, Pali Bhat. The UK is the second country to the receive Android Pay, following its launch in the US last year.Īndroid Pay is compatible with any Android-powered devices running KitKat 4.4 with NFC and HCE capabilities. However, Google appears to have launched the service already and made an announcement on its Android blog. : Android Pay has officially launched in the UK, and retailers and banks have begun activating the new contactless payment service for their customers.Īndroid Pay's UK launch was expected to be announced later today at Google I/O. Emirates plans to launch Android Pay integration to other markets soon.

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