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Huawei Pay might cross the Atlantic and make its way to the US

There’s a chance that Huawei will announce its mobile payment service for the US later this year, but an early 2018 debut is also in the cards.

It’s been a year since Huawei announced its own mobile payment service that crosses paths with the likes of Samsung Pay, Android Pay, and others, but it has remained a China-exclusive service since the announcement. News hit the wire that this could change with a launch in Europe, and now we’re learning the same could happen in the US in the near future.

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Huawei filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and though the application was accepted, it has not yet been examined. According to the language used in the application page for Huawei Pay, the USPTO has up to three months to investigate, which means we could see the mobile payment service launch by year’s end.

There are a few possibilities here, the first being that Huawei could launch its mobile payment service alongside a certain AI-centric smartphone that could eventually make its way to the US. This hinges on when the Mate 10 will launch in the country, and if the Mate 9’s US availability is any baseline, that launch could happen in early 2018.

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There also exists the possibility that Huawei Pay for the US could be announced on its own, but given Huawei’s relative lack of presence in the market, it might be smarter to have the mobile payment service launch alongside some hardware.

It looks like Huawei Pay might be coming to Europe

Huawei has filed for a trademark in Europe for its mobile payment service, hinting that it might soon launch on the old continent.

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Last year, Huawei announced its own mobile payment service that goes head to head with Android Pay and Samsung Pay, among others. Called Huawei Pay, it’s currently only available in China but it looks like this might change in the near future.

The company has filed for a trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which hints that it might bring its payment service to the old continent soon. When exactly might this happen is anyone’s guess at this point. These things do take quite a bit of time to set up, as Huawei has to convince banks to get on board and support its service. This means that even if Huawei Pay makes its debut in Europe, it will initially only be available in one or two larger countries such as Germany, for example.

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Mobile payment services are gaining popularity among consumers, and companies are trying to expand them to as many countries as possible. At this point, Huawei is far behind bigger players on the market like Samsung, Apple, and Google, which are already present in a number of countries across the globe.