Android Pay available now in the US
The payment system designed by Google is available from the past few hours in more than one million rooms across the United States.
The ” tap-to-pay ” Google is available in the US. The announcement the same company that has specified that Android Pay will be activated in the coming days on all compatible devices. Payments via smartphones will be accepted by more than one million rooms scattered within the American territory, including the chain Toys R Us, GameStop, Panera, Walgreens, Macy’s, Subway and Whole Foods.
The platform can store all the data relating to credit card or debit card user, but also gift cards, loyalty and other types of cards. Android Pay allows you to make payments in a very simple and without putting their hands in their wallets. Just turn on your smartphone and place it near a terminal NFC enabled, and the transaction will be made a bit as it happens on Apple Pay.
Android Pay is available with all mobile operators and can be used for all Android devices that support the NFC and that have at least version KitKat 4.4. It supports credit cards and debit VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover, as well as a substantial number of famous banks in the States.
In terms of security the user has nothing to fear, of course within the limits of common sense. Android Pay uses a system called ” tokenization “, which means that all transactions will be executed by processing different codes for each user, and not the actual credentials of used cards. No one involved in the transaction, in short, will have the opportunity to access to sensitive information of the buyer.
In case of loss or theft of the smartphone, also, the user can simply disable the device remotely through Android Device Manager to prevent the bad guys to make payments (assuming it is able to overcome the security procedures). Who now uses Google Wallet will receive the update to Android Pay use in the coming days, while everyone else can download the standalone app from Google Play already now.
