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



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.
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