Google will launch in Russia its payments service Android Pay 16 may 2017. This was reported by Interfax news Agency, citing several sources familiar with the company’s plans, including two bankers.
Press event to launch Android Pay work in Russia, scheduled for may 15. About the event stated in a statement released by Google to the press, however, without specifying what kind of service it is.
According to sources, one of the partners of the service was the savings Bank. We will remind, in the fall of 2016 in Russia earned stitch Samsung Pay, and then Apple Pay. With the launch of Android Pay contactless payments will be able to benefit not only the users of certain Samsung smartphones and other Android smartphones with NFC chip. In addition, support Android Pay appeared in smart-watch, when he released an update to Android Wear 2.0.