Hot on the heels of including assist for Samsung Pay, Curve, the London-based “over-the-top” banking platform that permits you to consolidate your whole financial institution playing cards right into a single card, has added assist for Google Pay.
The new integration — which we reported earlier this week was imminent, signifies that Android customers will pay with Curve through their Android-powered cellphone or good watch anyplace Google Pay is accepted. This contains through units from Google itself, together with these made by the likes of Acer, Huawei, HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and others.
It additionally widens the provision of Google Pay to customers whose financial institution doesn’t presently assist Google’s digital pockets, reminiscent of Barclays and Virgin, who’ve chosen as a substitute to shun Google Pay whereas including assist for NFC-enabled funds to their very own banking apps.
The new function is enabled by Curve’s potential to consolidate your whole financial institution playing cards right into a single Curve card. This signifies that when you register your Curve card with Google Pay, the Google Pay app will now work with any Mastercard or Visa-issued debit or bank card.
With Google Pay, Curve clients also can spend past the £30 restrict on transactions imposed by common “contactless” card funds. They’ll additionally profit from a single sign-in and fee system when transacting on-line and inside apps the place Google Pay is supported.
“We are delighted to announce Curve’s integration with Google Pay,” stated Diego Rivas, Curve’s Head of Product, OS, in an announcement “Curve is still an excellent way of consolidating all your cards in one and its integration with Google Pay enables even more ways to pay if you don’t have your physical card handy. By combining the Google Pay experience with Curve’s unique all your cards in one and money management features, Curve customers get to experience one of the most rewarding and feature packed personal finance products on the market”.
Meanwhile, Apple Pay continues to be unsupported by Curve. Could it’s subsequent? Perhaps. The first rule of Apple Pay is to by no means discuss Apple Pay (till it launches).
