Mrs. Pittaya Vorapanyasakul(center-right), Chief Marketing & Communication Officer, Krungthai Card Public Company Limited (KTC)took a group photo withMs. Jackie Wang(center-left),Country Manager of Google Thailand,Ms. Aileen Chew(left),Country Manager of Mastercard Thailand and Myanmar, andMs. Pipavin Sodprasert(right),Country Manager, Visa Thailand, whenKTC is officially appointed as one of the first credit cards to allow payments via Google Pay,and gives cardmembers the option to use credit card payment services more conveniently and safely on their Android . Now, KTC cardmembers can download Google Walletapp from Google Play Store and add KTC VISA and KTC Mastercard cards in Google Walletenabling them to use Google Pay simply and securely at all contactless points of purchase.
KTC cardmembers have been more familiar with contactless expenditure. The number of transactions via this channel has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year. It is expected that the launch of Google Pay will grab the attention of cardmembers because of its convenience, fast and safe, without carrying their credit cards. This service will reinforcethe number of contactless transactions to increase by 30%.