Implementing payments with Android

Android at Adyen is not your typical Android role. Normally, most application development is tightly coupled to Google Play; So to understand the payments app development space, it requires a shift in who the potential customers are, and what the marketplace looks like.

This article will provide you with an insight into how Adyen leverages Android to implement a fully fledged payment solution.

Let’s begin with answering a question to provide a reference point:

“How is Adyen using Android to assist merchants in processing payments in their stores?”

To gain context (pun intended) we have to briefly zoom out and look at the current landscape, assess what Android is bringing to this space, and finally focus on how Adyen is enabling better Android-based solutions for merchants.