• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

Mobile ID World

Mobile ID World

Identification Revolution

  • Mobile ID
    • What Is Mobile ID?
    • Identity Associations
    • Premier Partners
    • FAQ
  • News
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral
    • Facial Recognition
    • Fingerprint Biometrics
    • Iris Biometrics
    • Second Factor
    • Smart Cards
    • Smartphones
    • Vital
    • Voice
    • Wearable Tech
    • Other
  • Applications
    • Access Control
    • Cloud Technology
    • Commerce
    • Enterprise
    • Healthcare
    • Identification
    • Internet of Things
    • Law Enforcement
    • Strong Online Authentication
  • Exclusive
    • Interviews
    • Featured Articles
    • Podcasts
  • Companies
  • Events

With Australia Launch, High Expectations for Android Pay

July 18, 2016

Android Pay has launched in Australia.

With Australia Launch, High Expectations for Android Pay The service arrives in the country just about a month after the launch of rival Samsung Pay, and with less support than anticipated. While the service debuts with the support of 28 financial institutions, only one of the country’s four major banks—ANZ—is among them. Given that a December report had indicated that Android Pay would also be backed by Westpac Banking Corp., this appears to be a bit of a step back, through Google officials insist that more support is on the way.

Australia’s major banks seem to have been particularly recalcitrant in their opposition to the emerging mPayment platforms, but the country is nevertheless expected to be a hot market for the services, with a Frost & Sullivan analyst recently having predicted that mPayments will “take off in 12-18 months”. That bodes well for Android Pay and its rivals, even if most of the major banks are still dragging their feet with respect to support.

Also propitious is Apple Pay’s performance, with ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott telling the Financial Review, “After launching Apple Pay we saw a huge uplift in customer acquisition,” adding later, “we’ll see the same thing with Android Pay.”

Sources: Financial Review, Mobile World Live, TechCrunch

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News

Related News & Articles

IDEMIA Wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 Global Company of the Year Award

New BeamU Biometric Smart Card Features FPC’s T-Shape Fingerprint Sensor

Using Mobile Biometrics For Know Your Customer Applications

Primary Sidebar

Register For the Next Virtual Identity Summit

Register now!

Tweets

Sponsored Links

FACEPHI is a global leader in Facial Recognition technology and in Mobile Biometrics technologies. With a strong concentration in the financial sector, FacePhi's product is rapidly becoming a service used by banks all over the world. Its implementation doesn’t just save money, it is also a way to attract clients and build loyalty, while increasing the security of transactions for both the customer and the business. To learn more about FacePhi, visit https://www.facephi.com/en/

Recent Posts

  • Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Urges Development of Optional Digital ID
  • Wearable Authentication Company Closes $13 Million Funding Round
  • Fobi and Barnet Unveil New Digital Wallet Loyalty Solution
  • IPification Partners With Major Indonesian Telecom
  • INTELITY Streamlines Hotel Check-in With Mobile ID Solution

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2022 MobileIDWorld