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Thursday, February 11, 2016

The partnership will enable PayPal customers to link their accounts to Vodafone Wallet, allowing them to use Android smartphones to make contactless payments. According to PayPal’s European CEO, this marks the first time PayPal users will be able to make contactless payments.

The announcement marks the next step for Vodafone in the payments space, after adding contactless payment capabilities to its Wallet at the beginning of last year, allowing users topay using MasterCard and Visa.