Android Pay launches in Australia with ANZ and American Express on board
 

Android Pay launches in Australia with ANZ and American Express on board
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Following on the heels of*Apple Pay and Samsung Pay,*Google's own mobile payments platform Android Pay launched in Australia Thursday.

It kicked things off with ANZ as its major banking partner. Already available in the U.S. and UK, Android Pay launched in Singapore in June.

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ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott called the partnership a "big step forward for ANZ."

From Thursday, ANZ customers can use either an ANZ Visa debit or credit card, or an ANZ American Express credit card with Android Pay. Android Pay can also be used with American Express-issued cards, among other partners. Read more...


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