Android Pay will finally arrive in Spain

One of the most anticipated confirmations of the Google I/O event for developers was that Android Pay will arrive in our country The The mobile payment platform had lagged behind the competition, Samsung Pay and Apple Pay, who have long been established.

Without specifying specific dates, we only know that "in the coming months",Android pay will reach Spain and four other countries. These will be: Canada, Brazil, Russia and Taiwan.

This is great news for everyone who wanted to try this platform, especially when they recently announced a collaboration with Paypal. Thanks to this collaboration, through the Paypal account you can use the Android Pay service, not depending specifically on the credit card. The question we ask ourselves is if that feature will also be extended to the new countries. Let's hope so, because it would make a lot of difference with Apple and Samsung.

Other forms of payment announced by Google

Aside from Android Pay, Google announced at its I/O 2017 other ways to make payments without relying on having an Android phone. One of these ways is the API system, designed to be able to make purchases in apps using the Google account as an intermediary for the credit card.

The other way is through Google Assistant Through a simple voice command, the Google assistant will be able to send, thanks to a P2P system, money to other contacts. As it was also announced at this conference that Google Assistant would be coming to iOS, that means that users of any system will be able to opt for this form of payment.

In summary, Google is trying to take the world of payments via smartphone more seriously In our country the custom is still not very widespread , but it will only be a matter of time until it is more common. When that happens, we expect to have Android Pay as an option to choose from.