Google, LG, Paypal, VISA, and Worldpay in Payments this week
- Google has announced that it is bringing together all the different ways to pay with Google, including Android Pay and Google Wallet, into a single brand, called Google Pay
- LG has announced that it will launch LG Pay in the US during H1 2018
- PayPal Business Debit MasterCard users have reported that the Bancorp-issued card now works with Android Pay. It is not clear whether the rollout of Google Pay, which will occur over the coming weeks, will affect this development
- Visa and Dynamics have unveiled the Dynamics Wallet Card, a connected payment card with features including the capacity to access multiple cards and a programmable on-card display
- KFC has launched a ‘Bitcoin Bucket’, and is inviting people to trade in their cryptocurrency for a more stable asset – fried chicken. The promotion will be available in online orders for a limited time and only in Canada
- Worldpay has partnered with iyzico, a payments provider in Eastern Europe and Turkey, to extend its payment services into Turkey
- Mastercard and location platform provider HERE Technologies have announced an agreement to create more connected experiences for people on-the-move, including the ability to make payments while in motion via a connected car’s dashboard
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