NEW YORK (AP) " Google's mobile payment service, Android Pay, is coming to the U.K., marking its first expansion outside the U.S.On Wednesday, Google joins Apple Pay, which launched in the U.K. nearly a year ago. Google says Android Pay will expand to Singapore and Australia this year. With both services, users merely tap a phone next to a store's payment reader to charge a credit or debit card. Android Pay's expansion comes as Google holds its annual conference for software developers in Mountain View, California. Another challenge has been persuading consumers that it's easier than pulling out a plastic card for payment.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 03:30 UTC