TechCrunch
"Google announced that kids with Android phones can now tap to pay at stores using Google Wallet in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, and Poland. Parents and guardians in these countries can now allow their children to access digital payments on their Android devices with supervision. Kids can also use Google Wallet to access supported passes, like event tickets, library cards, and gift cards."
Android Authority
"Over the last couple of months, I started using a little-known and often-forgotten Google Wallet feature that began rolling out last summer: custom passes. You’ve long been able to add anything with a barcode or QR code to Wallet, but the implementation was pretty barebones. Last August, Google upgraded the experience to use AI to help you create a custom pass for virtually anything."
The Statesman
"Digital payment platform Google Pay has started imposing a convenience fee on bill payments made with credit and debit cards."
News18
"As part of the Bhashini AI project, Google Pay is developing an AI feature for UPI payments via voice commands in cooperation with the Indian government."
Bloomberg
"Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. were hit with UK antitrust investigations over concerns their dominance in mobile services is distorting the market and putting up barriers to entry for competitors."
Asset Servicing Times
"Google Cloud and the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) have partnered to build an AI-powered fraud detection capability. The new tool aims to support the financial industry in tackling sophisticated financial crime and help prevent cross-border payments fraud."
Reuters
"Internet giant Google said Friday it was suing the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the agency's decision to order federal supervision of Google Pay, the company's payment arm."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an order establishing supervisory authority over Google Payment Corp."
BNN Bloomberg
"Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. are set to face a formal investigation over their dominance of web browsers on cell phones, the UK’s antitrust regulator said in a provisional decision aimed at curbing the tech giants’ stranglehold on mobile operating systems."
CEO Today
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced its intent to bring Google under its regulatory supervision, a move that could establish a new era of oversight for tech companies delving into financial services. This unprecedented development signifies a potential shift in how the U.S. government approaches Big Tech’s increasing influence in finance and consumer markets."
ACN Newswire
"JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, announced that it enabled Google Pay for its customers on September 6, 2024. Android™ smartphone users can now use Google Pay in stores where JCB Contactless is accepted, by adding their credit/debit cards issued by the JCB Group in Japan to Google Pay."
Biometric Update
"A new type of digital ID based on U.S. passports in Google Wallet has been introduced ahead of beta testing. Users scan the chip in their electronic passport, and match their selfie biometrics with a short video."
Google
"Google Pay made a few key announcements about features and partnerships that will become available to Google Pay users later this year: Delegate Payments a.ka. UPI Circle: Empowering Your Trusted Circle with Digital Payments; UPI Vouchers or eRupi; Clickpay QR scan for Bill Payments; Prepaid Utilities payment; Tap & Pay with RuPay Cards; Autopay for UPI Lite."
Deadline
"Google has come aboard Netflix‘s Emily in Paris as a sponsor as the series debuts Season 4. The agreement will let fans (on all Netflix plans) use Google Lens to scan Emily’s looks and find similar items to match her style."
Canaltech
"Google Wallet will receive integration with C6 Bank and PicPay accounts to initiate payments via Pix without the need to open the financial institutions' apps."
9to5Google
"As announced in February, “GPay” is no longer available in the US...Starting on June 4, GPay — as was the name of the app on Android homescreens — automatically signed US users out. Attempting to login again explains how: “The Google Pay US app is no longer available. You can still tap to pay using the Google Wallet app.”"
TechCrunch
"Google Pay is rolling out a number of updates that capitalize on its integrations with other Google products, like Android and the Chrome browser. Starting Wednesday, people who check out with Google Pay will be able to see their card benefits and perks before selecting a card; use “buy now, pay later” through partners like Affirm and Zip; and fill in their card details through biometrics or a PIN, instead of by entering their security code."
Washington Post
"The U.S. government is weighing whether to treat Apple, Google and PayPal-owned Venmo more like banks — and regularly inspect some of their operations — in a move meant to protect millions of Americans who now use their smartphones to pay at the register and send money to family and friends."
Android Authority
"As discovered by 9to5Google, the latest version of the Google Wallet app appears to have added a “Verification settings” option. Found within Wallet settings, the new option allows users to choose if they’ll be required to verify their identity when using a payment method or passes with Wallet."
TechCrunch
"Google has announced that Google Pay is shutting down in the United States in June, as the standalone app has largely been replaced by Google Wallet. The company says the move is designed to simplify its payment apps."
TechCrunch
"An Indian parliamentary panel has urged the government to support the growth of domestic fintech players that can provide alternatives to the Walmart-backed PhonePe and Google Pay apps that currently command more than 83% of the country’s fast-growing digital payments market."
PR Newswire
Google India Digital Services Limited and NPCI International Payments Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand the transformative impact of UPI to countries beyond India.
Android Authority
"According to Android Police, Google Wallet has partnered with adding 44 new financial institutions that mostly include local banks and credit unions. In addition, the app will also start supporting the popular payment platform Venmo."
IBS Intelligence
"Google India Digital Services and NPCI International Payments Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help expand UPI payments to countries beyond India."
PR Newswire
"Worldline and Google announced today a strategic partnership designed to leverage cutting-edge cloud-based technologies from Google Cloud to take Worldline's digital transformation further."
Business Wire
"Zip Co. announced a collaboration with Google Pay that will enable merchants in the U.S. who accept Google Pay online to integrate the innovative Zip Pay-In-4* service, issued by WebBank."
TechCrunch
"Google has partnered with banks and other lenders in India to offer loans to individuals and merchants on the Google Pay app as the tech giant broadens its Indian payments app, processing about 4 billion transactions monthly, and makes its strongest push for financial inclusion in the South Asian market."
Reuters
"The Australian government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce laws that would empower the central bank to regulate digital wallet providers including Apple Pay and Alphabet's Google Pay."
9to5Google
"Google Pay’s autofill experience in Chrome is set to get a big quality of life boost by better identifying your saved cards. Today, the Autofill payment info sheet that appears when you encounter a Card number field lists all your cards by their last four digits, when it expires, and payment network (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) with an accompanying icon at the left."
Benzinga
"The Delhi High Court recently gave popular UPI payments platform — Google Pay the green light, dismissing two petitions that called for a halt to its operations in India over alleged regulatory and privacy breaches."
