Paypal and Android Pay reach an agreement to operate together

The latest Google blog entry has brought us some interesting news. Within weeks, Android Pay users will be able to use their PayPal account and password to make payments. This collaboration greatly expands the range of people who can now decide to use Android Pay, to buy apps or products of any kind.

Competition with Samsung

Samsung made it clear long ago that wants to take over the Android payments marketThrough Samsung Pay and Samsung Pay Mini, users can make physical purchases in stores and purchases on the Internet. In this way, they cover a wide range of mobile purchase options.

Now, with this agreement between Google and Paypal, things can get complicated for Samsung. If Paypal users, who trust the service, know they can use their account to make purchases with Android Pay, the tables may turn.

Apple, for its part, has Apple Pay, which is already integrated in Spain, although only for Banco Santander customers. They work at their own pace, since in their sector, there is no competition.

For now, Android Pay is the only one of those three tools that doesn't work in Spain, so we won't notice too many variations in our service.The problem is now faced by users of phones that are Android and are not Samsung. They, for now, will have to stay with the desire.

Nice play by Paypal

Paypal has 200 million customers around the world, and is the most secure and reputable online payment platform. After the avalanche of new mobile payment tools, many wondered what their niche would be. The company, owned by Ebay, does not seem to have much interest in entering the technology market.

Therefore, allying with a giant like Google is a master move It does not alter the essence of the company, and allows them access to a new type of trade. Google, for its part, gets rid of a possible competitor and gains confidence and security towards possible new users. What the Americans say: "A Win-Win combination".