

Exclusive: Android Pay is one of the more exciting launches coming up this year. Google will begin trialling Android Pay in Australia this week, and since we dropped that bombshell one of the more popular questions we’ve been asked has been ‘Will my bank be supported on Android Pay’? This morning we’re actually able to give you as close to a definitive answer as we can.

Based on documents we’ve seen, the list of banks on board is fairly comprehensive unlike the launch of Samsung Pay, or even Apple Pay in Australia.

At launch, if the list is complete (which we believe it to be), then it’s not all good news, with only one of the ‘Big Four’ Australian banks – ANZ – on board for the launch in Australia.

Missing from the big four list is of course the Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank, but also Westpac, who was announced as a partner when Google announced Android Pay was coming to Australia last year.

Each of the big four banks have their own Tap & Pay solution in place, though they’re far from compatible with every Android phone running Android 4.4+ – the required version of Android to run the Android Pay app.

As well as Westpac, there’s also some other players who were announced missing from the list including St George, Bank SA and Bank of Melbourne, though these could be merely not quite ready for launch just yet, as bigger names they may have differnt deals in place.



But, without further ado, the list of banks that will be supporting Android Pay at launch includes:

ANZ (Visa, Credit & Debit)

AmEx (Cards issued by AMEX)

Macquarie (Visa / MC, Credit / Debit)

Bendigo Bank (Visa / MC, Credit / Debit)

ING (Visa / MC, Credit / Debit)

Bank Australia

Bank of Sydney

Beyond Bank Australia

Big Sky Building Society

CAPE Credit Union

Central West Credit Union

Community Alliance Credit Union

Community First Credit Union

Credit Union Australia

Credit Union SA

Defence Bank

EECU Ltd

ENCOMPASS Ltd

Family First

First Option

Goldfields Money

Goldburn Murray Co-Op

Holiday Coast

Horizon

Intech

Maritime, Mining & Power

MyState Bank

Northern Beaches

Northern Inland

People’s Choice Credit Union

Police Bank

Police Credit Union

QT Mutual

Queenslanders

Select Mutual

South West Co-Op

South West Slopes

Sydney CU

Teachers Mutual Bank

The Mac

Warwick CU

WAW CU

Woolworths Employees’ CU

Wyong Shire

Laboratories CU

People’s Choice CU

ANZ has become somewhat of a champion of Tap & Pay banking in Australia, supporting their own Tap & Pay solution as well as Apple Pay and now Android Pay. They haven’t however jumped on board with Samsung Pay as yet, but who knows what the future will bring.

The ubiquity of Android Pay across essentially any phone running Android 4.4+ with an NFC chip in it certainly has more benefits than being locked into a platform like Samsung (or Apple) which requires their hardware.

Current numbers show that 77% of devices running Google Android are running the required version of Android, though thanks to low-end devices eschewing NFC chips, not all those devices will be able to use Android Pay.

We’re hoping that Android Pay is still on track for a H1 release, meaning we could possibly see it in time for the start of July. But, we’d prefer working with no bugs that a rushed release thanks Google. If your bank isn’t on the list above, like all consumer options, it might be time to vote with your wallet and see what other options are out there.