The news: Stripe introduced Tap to Pay on Android for merchants using Stripe Terminal in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, and the US, per TechCrunch.
- The tech lets merchants accept in-person contactless payments with any Android mobile device that has NFC technology.
- Compatible payment methods include Google Pay and Visa, Mastercard, and American Express cards.
Stripe already offers Tap to Pay on iPhone, Apple's software point-of-sale (softPOS) solution.
The opportunity: Tap to Pay on Android can round out Stripe's Terminal product suite and improve merchant loyalty by tapping two key trends.