Android Pay Comes to Ireland

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Whether you’re doing your daily shopping or heading for a night out, your Android phone is all you need as you walk out the door — thanks to

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. Starting today, Android Pay is available in Ireland, helping you pay simply and securely with your Android phone.


You will be able to use Android Pay at thousands of retail locations throughout Ireland that accept contactless payments. This includes your favourite shops like Eason, McDonald’s, Tesco, SPAR, and much more — take a look

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for more places where you can use Android Pay.

How does Android Pay work?


Using Android Pay is simple. Just wake up your phone (you don’t even have to open an app or unlock it), hold it to the payment terminal, and voilà — your payment is done. After you check out, you’ll get helpful information on your phone about your recent transactions.

Android Pay will also let you breeze through checkout when you shop in your favorite mobile apps. There’s no need to enter your payment or address details every time. Look for the Android Pay purchase button in apps like Adverts.ie, Deliveroo and Uber*, with many more to come.

To get started,

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from the Play Store and add an eligible MasterCard or Visa card (credit or debit) from AIB and KBC with more banks being added in the coming months. Android Pay is available on all Android devices that are NFC-enabled and running on KitKat 4.4 or higher.

Because Android Pay doesn’t share your actual credit or debit card number with stores when you pay, it’s even safer than using a plastic card. If your phone is ever lost or stolen, you can simply use

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to instantly lock your device from anywhere, secure it with a new password, or wipe it clean of your personal information.


We've teamed up with many leading payment platforms, processors, and technology providers such as Braintree and Stripe to make it even easier to accept Android Pay. Visit the

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to learn more.

Get started with Android Pay in Ireland today:

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the app on Google Play, add your card and start shopping. It’s as easy as Tap. Pay. Done.

*In the latest version of the Uber app.

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