- Android Pay (GOOG, GOOGL) functionality on hundreds of thousands of sites accepting Visa Checkout (NYSE:V +1.2%) and Masterpass (MA +0.5%) to come.
- Integrations to begin rolling out in early 2017.
- Competition in the digital payments arena is sharp, with offerings from Apple, Samsung, PayPal and others all focused on simplifying the process of transacting payments. Google, with its newly-launched Pixel, and Apple, however, are in unique positions to blend their respective payments operations throughout software and hardware at a time when the spotlight on ecosystems is particularly bright.
- Related (October 4): Apple Pay now available in Russia
- Blog post