More news today regarding Android Pay. In addition to adding banks here in the US, Google and PayPal have announced a new collaboration effort which will bring PayPal to Android Pay as a payment option. The new effort was announced today and when it rolls out to users in the coming weeks, you will now have the option to link your account to Android Pay as a payment option when you use the service at a retailer.
The announcement came from PayPal this morning and is a big win for people (like me) who use both services to pay for things both online and in retail locations.
Coming soon, consumers in the U.S. will be able to use PayPal in Android Pay at retailers from Walgreens to Dunkin’ Donuts. This partnership will enable our customers to pay across even more contexts, and will extend PayPal’s mobile leadership and reach as consumers become more comfortable shopping and buying on their mobile devices.
The new service isn’t available just yet. According to the post from Google, you can expect it to come to both the PayPal and the Android pay app via updates in the coming weeks.
Once the update hits, you will be able to link the two apps and your accounts on your Android device. Then, when you are at a retailer, you can select your PayPal
PayPal for Android
account within Android Pay as an option for payment.
The announcement from Google indicated that this was only going to be available in the United States initially but hopefully this will expand globally over the coming weeks and months.
