Vodafone customers in the UK will, as of now, be able to make contactless payments in various places across the country, by using their Android smartphones, and with funds from their PayPal account. The two companies announced a partnership which will allow Vodafone Pay users to link it to their PayPal accounts and purchase things in more than 400,000 locations in the country.
Those locations include restaurants, shops, as well as transport – the Transport for London network and the National Rail services are both supported. A maximum of GBP 30 can be spent at a terminal at start. Consumers can spend more, but then they need to provide the PIN number. Besides PayPal, MasterCard and Visa are both supported, as well. More than that, smartphone doesn’t even need to be turned on – you can use it to purchase while it’s off or out of battery, as well.
Those without a PayPal account will be able to sign up for one, directly from Vodafone Pay.
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