{"id":659,"date":"2016-03-23T11:01:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T12:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmscom.net\/?p=659"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:39:44","slug":"android-pay-in-the-uk-finally-err-announced-as-coming-soon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmscom.net\/index.php\/2016\/03\/23\/android-pay-in-the-uk-finally-err-announced-as-coming-soon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Pay in the UK. Finally\u2026 err.. announced as coming soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Android<\/a> <\/p>\n

For UK Android users it\u2019s still not quite the news we were hoping for. iPhone users can whizz through the London Underground and pay for items easily with their devices, but Android owners still have to use a card to tap their way through. OK yes, that\u2019s not a terrible compromise by any stretch of the imagination, but it\u2019d still be cool if we could actually do it with our phones.<\/p>\n

Today both Android<\/a> and MasterCard<\/a> have come forward to talk about the safe and secure Android Pay system in the UK. The card company, along with M&S Bank, MBNA, Lloyds and HSBC, will be the first to allow payment via the Android Pay<\/a> system but, no matter what you read, they\u2019ve all stopped short of telling us exactly when this will all start.\u00a0Also, NatWest, Barclays and vRoyal Bank of Scotland aren\u2019t on the list.<\/p>\n

The closest we have to an ETA is this snippet, tucked down at the bottom of the Android press release..<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned for more exciting details in the upcoming months!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

OK, so months. Months, plural. We\u2019re guessing May at the earliest, possibly June. We hoped<\/a> that it\u2019d be this month, but now it looks like this is just an announcement and not much else. Come on guys, hurry up! \"\ud83d\ude42\"<\/p>\n

\"Android<\/a> <\/p>\n

Anyway, the reason why I\u2019m posting this is because Android Pay will be accepted at Greggs<\/a>, and I\u2019m hoping that by mentioning Greggs and their delicious sausage rolls and pasties, they\u2019ll send me one for free.<\/p>\n

Mmmmm.. Pasty\u2026<\/p>\n

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You will be able to use Android Pay everywhere contactless payments are accepted, including your favorite places at which to shop and eat every day, such as Boots, Costa Coffee, Waitrose, and more. You can also tap and pay as you go across London on the Tube, buses and trains, using Android Pay with Transport for London (TfL).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More details below.<\/p>\n