Google Pay could be launching in South Korea to rival Samsung Pay

After Apple Pay launched in South Korea a few weeks ago, Samsung has strengthened its own mobile payment service Samsung Pay. It was thinking of charging a transaction fee to partner banks and financial institutions, but it decided not to do it and keep the service free. Now, it appears that Google Pay could be […]

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PSA: Google Pay and Samsung Pay don’t work on One UI 6.0 Beta

Last week, Samsung released the first beta version of the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update to the Galaxy S23 series in three countries. The new software is available to users who signed up to beta-test the software. Since it is a beta update, payment, banking, and other finance apps may not work on devices […]

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Google will not pursue plan to offer bank accounts

When Google released its overhauled Google Pay service last year, one of the things they announced is that they will offer a mobile-first bank account called Plex. They were supposedly partnering with several banks and financial institutions to offer a bank account with no monthly fees or overdraft charges. But now they have scrapped plans […]

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Google Pay executives reportedly leaving the tech giant

Google Pay has long been available but the tech giant’s payment service has yet to become really the standard among consumers. Many people use it but perhaps the number isn’t as what Google expected. We have seen several changes and improvements to the app recently including the balance being used for NFC in-store payments, sending […]

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Qonto complète son accès au paiement mobile, la banque ajoute Google Pay

Tous les clients de Qonto vont pouvoir payer depuis leur smartphone via un service de paiement mobile. La néo-banque pour les professionnels vient d’ajouter Google Pay pour la compatibilité de ses cartes bancaires, quelques semaines après l’arrivée d’Apple Pay. Pour les moins familiers avec les applications de paiement mobile, Qonto permet maintenant à ses clients […]

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Google Maps lets you pay for parking, transit fare from the app

During this pandemic, contactless payments have become a necessity in order to lessen the physical interaction we have while we still wait for the full rollout of the vaccine. One of the things that Google is helping do that is by letting you do things on its apps digitally and virtually that require little to […]

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BitPay Card support will come soon to Google Pay, Samsung Pay

As BitPay has announced that they will be adding support for Apple Pay, the question of course will be when it will also be available for other payment gateways. The world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments said that they will also arrive on Google Pay and Samsung Pay later this quarter but no […]

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Google Revamps Google Pay, Plans New Mobile-First ‘Plex’ Bank Accounts

Google today announced a total overhaul of its Google Pay apps designed for iOS and Android devices, with a new emphasis on keeping track of finances and managing financial relationships with people and businesses. The updated Google Pay app will display the friends and businesses you interact with most often rather than a simple list […]

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Indian antitrust body investigates Google for promoting GPay in Play Store

Big names like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have already been exposed by the US Antitrust Subcommittee for making undue use of their market dominance for personal gains. Now, Google is again under the scanner in India for its products, Play Store, and Google Pay. The concern is that Google is using Google Play Store […]

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Indian antitrust body investigates Google for promoting GPay in Play Store

Big names like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have already been exposed by the US Antitrust Subcommittee for making undue use of their market dominance for personal gains. Now, Google is again under the scanner in India for its products, Play Store, and Google Pay. The concern is that Google is using Google Play Store […]

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Google Pay improves in Singapore; Samsung Pay launches in Germany

As mobile payments get more traction in countries where cashless payments are now the norm, we’ll see the biggest brands duke it out to be the preferred mobile payment service of choice. The two biggest services have made announcements over the past couple of days. Google Pay has brought some major improvements to its service […]

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