Android Pay to eventually overtake Apple Pay?
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-Pay-to-eventually-overtake-Apple-Pay_id74998
Mobile payment services got a shot in the arm from
Apple Pay. Such services seemed stuck, destined to be a tool that no one used
until Apple Pay changed things. Apple's advertising, the popularity of the
iPhone in the U.S., and consumer's desire to make checking out at the store a quick and easy experience, combined to make Apple Pay the early leader in
mobile payments.
But a report by
Digitimes says that Android's 75% global market share will eventually make shops and banks more interested in offering Android Pay than Apple Pay. Apple's global share is 20%. In addition, Apple Pay is found only on the newer iPhone models and Apple Watch. Any Android phone with NFC enabled will work with Android Pay after a simple software update. Lastly, Google has said that it won't take a fee from the use of Android Pay,
while Apple collects a percentage of each transaction that uses Apple Pay. That difference alone could lead many retailers to join Android's camp instead of going with Apple.