mastercard launches a new payment option on facebook messenger

Payment companies are rushing to speed up your check out. Mastercard said Tuesday that it is adding a new payments option to Facebook Messenger, the social-media company’s messaging service.

The card network added its digital wallet Masterpass on Tuesday, allowing consumers to place online orders on the Facebook’s service with just a few clicks. The rollout is in early stages as the service is available with about a handful of merchants, including FreshDirect and Subway.

The move follows a separate announcement by  PayPal Holdings Inc .  Tuesday that it will make its offerings available on  Alphabet Inc . ’s Android Pay, marking one of the payment company’s biggest steps to bringing its digital wallet to physical stores. PayPal last year announced it would start rolling out its payment service on Facebook Messenger.