Barclays has no plans to support Google's Android Pay service, instead choosing to focus on its own contactless payment platform, the bank has confirmed.

Both Barclays and Barclaycard are "not planning on participating in Android Pay in the UK", a spokesman told The Telegraph.

Android Pay is available for UK customers from today, allowing them to make contactless payments to shop terminals, travel around London's TfL networks and make in-app purchases via their smartphones.

Instead, Barclays has opted to develop and expand its own Contactless Mobile arm of its Barclays Mobile Banking app, which, like Android Pay, uses near-field communication (NFC) technology to make swift contactless payments.