{"id":150657,"date":"2015-09-11T08:36:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T08:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=150657"},"modified":"2015-09-11T08:36:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T08:36:55","slug":"google-takes-on-apple-with-android-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/google-takes-on-apple-with-android-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Google takes on Apple with Android Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"
Google has made its mobile payments system, Android Pay, available at more than one million locations in the United States.<\/p>\n
The tap-to-pay system will compete with Apple Pay in the burgeoning mobile payments market.<\/p>\n
The market is estimated to be worth $1tn (\u00a3650bn) in 2017.<\/p>\n
Technology companies are trying to convince shoppers to use their handsets, rather than plastic cards, to pay for purchases.<\/p>\n
Android Pay can be used with smartphones that have near-field communication (NFC) capability and Google’s KitKat 4.4+ operating system.<\/p>\n
It will allow users to store their credit card details on their phones, as well as loyalty cards and other data.<\/p>\n
Existing users of the Google Wallet app can access Android Pay through an update, while new users can download it from the Google Play app store in the coming days.<\/p>\n
Retailers including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Subway are among the first to participate in Android Pay, with more to come.<\/p>\n
It will be extended to mobile checkouts in some apps later this year.<\/p>\n