{"id":341362,"date":"2017-05-19T02:38:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1493152"},"modified":"2017-05-19T02:38:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:38:53","slug":"android-pay-to-expand-to-new-markets-add-improved-loyalty-card-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/android-pay-to-expand-to-new-markets-add-improved-loyalty-card-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Pay to expand to new markets, add improved loyalty card features"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday at Google\u2019s developer conference I\/O, the company announced<\/a>\u00a0upgrades to its Payment API that will make it easier for end users to switch between their multiple payment cards when checking out on the mobile web, or paying for things in apps \u2013 even if those cards were not saved\u00a0in Android Pay. Today, Google announced a few more changes\u00a0to its payments<\/a> business \u2013 including an expansion of Android pay, new loyalty features for merchants, and more.<\/p>\n

Android Pay is available in 10 markets, and will soon add Brazil, Canada, Russia, Spain and Taiwan, says Google. The company is also close to deploying a smoother mobile checkout experience for PayPal users.<\/p>\n

Another significant new\u00a0offering is an API aimed at merchants, who want to reward their most loyal customers.<\/p>\n

The Card Linked Offers API will allow merchants using Android Pay to engage with customers before they enter the store, then reward them after they leave.<\/p>\n

Panera Bread is among the first to go live with the API, which it\u2019s using with those customers who have saved their MyPanera loyalty card to Android Pay. These customers can discover offers which they can redeem at the store using their MyPanera account at checkout.<\/p>\n

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Google has also made it easier for users to add loyalty programs to Android Pay. Walgreens, for example, will send Android Pay users a notification on their smartphone that lets them link their Walgreens loyalty card to Android Pay for use on future visits, after they\u2019ve first paid using Android Pay while giving their loyalty account info manually at checkout.<\/p>\n

Walgreens has rolled this out to its over 8,000 U.S. stores, Google says.<\/p>\n

Google has partnered with First Data-owned\u00a0Clover<\/a>\u00a0to integrate smart tap into\u00a0Clover\u2019s developer APIs<\/a>, too.\u00a0This will allow companies to\u00a0build Android apps for loyalty, coupon and gift card redemption and other features, like\u00a0order ahead and tap for pick up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Yesterday at Google’s developer conference I\/O, the company announced\u00a0upgrades to its Payment API that will make it easier for end users to switch between their multiple payment cards when checking out on the mobile web, or paying for things in apps – even if those cards were not saved\u00a0in Android Pay. Today, Google announced a few more changes\u00a0to its payments business &#8211… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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