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After the successful release of Apple Pay, Google is taking the mobile payment war into another level with its newest project named "Plaso."
Apple Pay was launched late 2014 and was saw success in the mobile payment industry. In fact some retail stores are already incorporating the service into their system along with the widespread support of some of the largest banks in the world.
Google has previously released a similar service called Google Wallet but it never gained enough popularity that could impose it as a serious threat to Apple's service.
Seeing the success of Apple Pay, Google decided to look back on its Google Wallet service and decided to upgrade it. According to various reports, Plaso will automatically activate once the user enters a store with the tech installed in its system. On theory, the new service will essentially let its users pay for their transaction without taking their phone out of their pocket, according to Tech Radar.
One this that Google should consider if it wants to rival the service that Apple is currently offering is the use of Near Field Communication technology. Apple recently added NFC capability to the latest versions of the iPhone and this proves to be the key in making transactions faster and lot easier. Additionally, Apple will also incorporate NFC technology to the upcoming Apple Watch, according to Tom's Hardware.
Currently, most of Android devices in the market have NFC technology embedded on them. This is a good start for Google which mean that it won't need to impose a new regulation asking for smartphone manufacturers to add the NFC technology on their products running in the Android platform.
Currently, Google in is testing phase of the new service.
