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Google to launch contactless payment service Android Pay in the UK

Last updated: 11:07 23 Mar 2016 EDT, First published: 07:07 23 Mar 2016 EDT

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Users will be able to use Android Pay "everywhere contactless payments are accepted", Google said.

Google is looking to take on the UK contactless payment market with the release of Android Pay.

The internet and mobil tech titan announced on Wednesday that it will extend Android Pay to the UK "in the next few months", having previously only been available in the US.

Users will be able to use Android Pay "everywhere contactless payments are accepted", Google said.

It follows Samsung, which earlier said its rival service would also come to the UK this year.

Rival Apple launched its Apple Pay in the UK in July last year but, this is limited to the firm's iOS device,  while Google’s runs on devices running Android 4.4 or higher and fitted with an NFC (near field communication) chip

Put simply, Google’s product allows any device to act as a tap-and-pay substitute for credit and debit cards.

The firm, which is part of holding company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) already has the backing of a number of high-profile lenders including Lloyds Bank, HSBC and Nationwide, which have all said they will support the scheme.

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