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Google Pay adds support for unannounced digital banking service T-Mobile Money

Kyle Bradshaw Nov 28 2018 - 11:41 am PT

As we manage to do more and more tasks directly from our smartphones, the need for many traditional brick-and-mortar businesses and services has decreased. This has led to fully digital alternatives, even for things like banks. Today, a Google Pay support page has revealed that T-Mobile is re-launching their digital finance service under the name T-Mobile Money, with day one support for Google’s payment service.

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Google Pay welcomes Chile as the latest country to officially support the service

Kyle Bradshaw Nov 27 2018 - 7:27 pm PT

Google Pay is constantly gaining new footholds across the globe, partnering with banks and credit card companies in new countries to bring its mobile payment system to the masses. The latest country to gain Google Pay is Chile.

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Google Pay adds support for 16 more banks across the US

Kyle Bradshaw Nov 21 2018 - 6:55 am PT

Across the nation there are thousands of smaller banks that manage to thrive in their local areas against larger national banks. Google Pay treats these as no different and is constantly seeking to support more of them. Today, Google Pay support has been added for sixteen more banks.

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Google Pay is now available in the United Arab Emirates

Kyle Bradshaw Nov 12 2018 - 1:12 pm PT

Google’s aptly named payment service, Google Pay, has been gradually moving into all corners of the globe. The latest country to be added to the list is the United Arab Emirates.

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Google Pay now officially available in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland

Damien Wilde Oct 30 2018 - 2:13 am PT

Google Pay in the Scandinavian states of Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden is now officially available, opening up the service to millions within the Nordic nations who previously only had access to Apple Pay for mobile payments, having launched within the region earlier this summer.
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Google Pay appears to be adding support for peer-to-peer payments using a QR code

Ben Schoon Sep 24 2018 - 12:15 pm PT

Google Pay is the hub for spending and sending money from within the company’s ecosystem, and it’s slowly been adding new options. Now, it appears that Google is working on using QR codes to allow users to send peer-to-peer payments.

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Google rebrands Tez payment app for India to Google Pay

Ben Schoon Aug 28 2018 - 7:31 am PT

Late last year, Google announced a new payments app for the Indian market which gave users the ability to transfer funds to nearby users without any special hardware. Since its debut, Tez has seen a lot of popularity, but now it’s being rebranded to fall under Google Pay’s umbrella…

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You can now reload your Starbucks Card on Android with Google Pay

Abner Li Aug 1 2018 - 1:20 pm PT

Google Pay received a big update last month that integrated Google Wallet’s old peer-to-peer sending features, while adding new “Sending” and “Passes” tabs to the Android app. Relaunched earlier this year, Google’s payment service is widely available and can now be used in the Starbucks for Android app.

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Snapcash closing, likely due to competition from Google and others – and sketchy usage

Ben Lovejoy Jul 23 2018 - 4:09 am PT

Sending money direct from your phone to a friend or family member has made the shift from a geeky thing back in 2014 to a relatively mainstream activity today. But increased competition is seeing one player exit the business …

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Google Pay 2.70 integrates P2P ‘Sending,’ adds ‘Passes’ tab, & Activity feed [Gallery]

Abner Li Jul 10 2018 - 4:37 pm PT

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Earlier this year, Android Pay was rebranded to Google Pay as part of the company’s new unified payment offering that includes Google Wallet’s peer-to-peer capabilities. Version 2.70 of Google Pay is rolling this afternoon with that new integration, along with a new Passes tab and Activity feed.

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Google Pay officially gets P2P money transfers, boarding passes, concert tickets

Stephen Hall Jul 10 2018 - 7:27 am PT

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Google has today announced that Google Pay is getting a handful of new features that take it more in line with its primary competitor, Apple Wallet. These include peer-to-peer money transfers, boarding passes for airlines, and concert tickets.

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Google Pay adds support for 63 new banks, PayPal Mastercard

Stephen Hall Jun 29 2018 - 6:05 am PT

Google Pay supports an ever-growing number of banks around the world, and it’s showing no sign of slowing down. Today, Google has updated its list of supported institutions cards to add a whopping 63 new banks and Synchrony’s PayPal Mastercard.

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Google Pay is now available in Germany

Stephen Hall Jun 26 2018 - 4:07 pm PT

Google has officially announced that Google Pay is now available in Germany. There are currently 4 banks that support the service, although the list is certain to grow in the coming months: Wirecard, Comdirect, Commerzbank, and N26.

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Google Pay brings back the ability to sort cards from Android Pay

Ben Schoon May 30 2018 - 8:24 am PT

When it debuted earlier this year, the arrival of Google Pay changed a whole lot from the days of Android Pay. The app got a complete redesign but also ditched some handy features. Now, one of those features has returned.

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PayPal will soon become a payment option throughout Google apps w/ one-time sign-in

Abner Li May 24 2018 - 10:00 am PT

For several years now PayPal has been a billing option in the Play Store, while Android Pay integration arrived last year. Today, the two companies are announcing a deeper integration that makes PayPal available throughout multiple Google apps and services as a new standard payment method.

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Google Pay adds support for Japan’s Suica and WAON cards w/ in-app balance, refill, alerts

Abner Li May 24 2018 - 8:27 am PT

At I/O 2018, Google announced that its unified payment service now supports airline passes and movie tickets, while earlier this year it added transit passes. These conveniences are newer in the US, with other parts of the world long enjoying them. Google Pay is now gaining the ability to add Japan-specific Suica and WAON cards.

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Google Pay adds support for movie tickets, airline passes, and more

Abner Li May 8 2018 - 4:00 pm PT

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Since the rebrand in February, Google Pay has been adding new features like Assistant integration and rolling out to the web and other platforms. At I/O 2018, Google unveiled an expansion of Pay’s ticketing capabilities beyond transit passes.

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Southwest for Android adds ability to save boarding passes in Google Pay

Abner Li May 6 2018 - 3:54 pm PT

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After adding transit tickets in March and rolling out to the web this week, Google Pay now appears to be gaining support for flight boarding passes. Like with public transportation, the process of saving a pass to the digital wallet begins in the airline app.

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Google Pay rolling out on the web through desktop browsers and iOS

Abner Li May 2 2018 - 11:34 am PT

Since Google Pay launched as the company’s unified payment solution in February, it has added a number of new features with more on the roadmap. Google Pay is now beginning to roll out on the web for desktops and other mobile platforms.

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Google Pay passes 100 million installs on the Google Play Store

Justin Duino Apr 18 2018 - 7:13 pm PT

Earlier this year, Google pushed out a redesign to its mobile wallet and changed the name from Android Pay to Google Pay. Now, Google Pay has passed 100 million installs from the Play Store.

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Google Pay promotion offers up to $100 credit for referring friends

Ben Schoon Mar 28 2018 - 10:45 am PT

Google’s mobile payments option, Google Pay, has been around for quite a while under other names, but most people still have no idea what it is. To help raise awareness, Google is currently offering a promotion that gives users credits for referring their friends.

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You can now send & request money with Google Assistant on Android, iOS

Abner Li Mar 22 2018 - 7:59 am PT

Starting today, you will be able to send and request money with just your voice using Google Assistant. First announced last year, this feature works on Android or iOS and integrates with the recently rebranded Google Pay.

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Google Pay adds transit tickets that appear automatically on your Android phone

Abner Li Mar 19 2018 - 7:58 am PT

Google announced earlier this year that Android Pay and Google Wallet were being merged with that combined service rolling out last month. The company already telegraphed that peer-to-peer money transfers were coming soon and now Google Pay is adding support for transit tickets.

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Wallet’s Google Pay Send rebrand rolling out to Android and iOS

Abner Li Feb 21 2018 - 3:46 pm PT

As part of the company’s payments rebrand, Google Pay will gain the ability to send and request money in the “next few months.” Until then, the dedicated Google Wallet app is gaining its own minor redesign, with the app now rolling out in the Play Store and live on the iOS App Store.

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