When Android Pay officially launched in Australia earlier this year, one of the more notable names that were absent from the list of banks supporting the contact pay method was the Westpac Group. This group includes not only Westpac but Bank SA, Bank of Melbourne and St George and it’s the latter who have come out on social media noting that their scheduled date for Android Pay availability isn’t until well into the 2017 calendar year which is in line with a statement issued by Westpac.
Westpac is committed to rolling out Android Pay by the end of the year, with their other brands including the St George banking group to follow early next year.
, apologies most recent update is middle of next year has been slated as release time for Android Pay.
— St.George Bank (@StGeorgeBank) October 13, 2016
Their updated statements however don’t necessarily help those wanting to get going with the technology now and the delays are clearly causing frustration for some.
Hi Ethan, We're working closely with Google & intends to launch Android Pay later this year. We'll let customers know when avai.
— St.George Bank (@StGeorgeBank) October 14, 2016
Hi Aaron, St. George is working with Google & intends to launch Android Pay in the future. We'll let customers know when avai.
— St.George Bank (@StGeorgeBank) October 14, 2016
There’s a lot of work that goes into integrating with a third party system like Android Pay and it’s great to see that Westpac continue to update customers, perhaps they’re too late to the party or perhaps protecting their own interests by forcing customers to use their app.
Either way, for Westpac group customers, we can’t wait to see Android Pay become available.
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