androidauthority : Android Pay likely to launch in Canada soon

Android Pay likely to launch in Canada soon

For quite long, Apple Pay has dominated the mobile payment space in Canada.But as Google looks to be gearing up for an Android Pay support for Interac, Canada's largest debit card provider, the mobile payment landscape in the country is likely to change in the near future.The latest version of Android Pay (v1.7.135400734) includes strings of code that contain references to Interac, suggesting that debit card holders in Canada may soon be able to make mobile payments through the platform.

Canada May Get Android Pay Support In The Near Future

Canada May Get Android Pay Support In The Near FutureAndroid Pay may be launching inside of Canada soon, as the most recent update (version 1.7 of the app) seems to list strings of code that include references to Interac, which is a major interbank network in Canada.Although this doesn't give any details, such as which banks may support Android Pay following a Canadian launch, the strings that mention Interac do suggest that at least some banking institutions will be adding support for the mobile payment platform in the near future.Having said that, it's quite likely that a large number of the most major banks and credit unions in the region will be adding support to their debit cards as Interac is used by many of them for debit payment processing.

Android Pay v1.7 reveals upcoming support for debit cards in Canada [APK Teardown]

As many people can attest, Google hasn't always been particularly quick or consistent to bring wanted–or needed–services to countries outside of the United States.Some have been slower than others, and perhaps the ones feeling it the most are our neighbors to the north, Canada.Among the absentee services is Android Pay, leaving both Apple Pay and Samsung Pay as the primary contenders in that market.

Latest version of Android Pay suggests the platform could soon come to Canada

Snippets of code discovered by 9to5Google in the latest release of Android Pay, version 1.7, suggest Android Pay may be on its way to Canada.The new version of the app features references to Interac, Canada's largest debit card network, which suggests Canadian Android users may soon be able to add their debit card to the app for use with mobile payments.All the major Canadian banks, including CIBC, TD Canada Trust, Scotiabank, BMO and RBC support the Interac standard.