Say Hello, Siri and make PayPal payments by voice

Paying through mobile devices is already the present. The phones start to include apps and services that allow payment by contact in physical establishments and, of course, multiple options for online payment. The Paypal app is one of the most used for person-to-person payments and now from iPhone and iPad it also allows pay via voice command. Just say: Hey Siri.

Hello Siri. Pay

From November 10, 30 countries at the international level, such as , Italy, Canada, the United States, Mexico, China and Spainalready enjoy this new payment option through voice.

As they point out from the only it will be necessary to use the voice command “Hello, Siri” accompanied by the money you want to paythe person who is to receive it and the words “using Paypal”. The money transfer platform thus continues to focus on payments between users as well as being one of the favorite platforms for paying for online purchases. This payment system predicts that next December, ahead of the Christmas campaign, will exceed 17 million transactions peer to peer.

To run this option voice pay it is necessary to have the Paypal account open and Touch ID activated, the iPhone option that confirms that the user of the phone is its owner through the . If you do not have it, you must carry out the action from the Paypal app. These functions are available in the iOS 10 operating system.

Paypal launches to mobile payments

This new alliance between Paypal and Apple to make payments from mobile devices through voice command is only one of the latest Paypal bets in its goal of facilitating mobile payments.

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The company has already reached a that allows you to make payments through devices with Android operating system through VISA contactless. This system therefore allows you to pay in all establishments that accept payments through mobile. But it is not the only agreement that Paypal has reached in its goal of facilitating mobile payments. A few months ago I reached a through which customers of these cards can pay in establishments by accessing the Paypal app, selecting this card for payment and bringing the phone closer to the store’s POS.

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