Google is killing its Google Pay mobile wallet app

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The tech giant announced that users in the United States will lose access to the app on June 4, 2024. Google has announced that it intends to terminate another application, which will this time take the form of its Google Pay mobile wallet app. The company said the move is a part of its strategy to simplify payment options Users in the United States will stop being able to use the mobile wallet application as of June 4, 2024. Google is aiming to shift Google Pay users over to Google…

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Google wants its mobile wallet to be usable as bus fare

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The tech giant is aiming to make it possible for more commuters to add digital transit passes to the app. Google is working to help commuters using transit systems in a growing number of locations to add their passes to their mobile wallet instead of having to carry a physical card. The company recently posted a blog discussing the way it wanted to combine the app with this service. Google has been watching the increasing trend in the use of mobile wallet apps and contactless technology for transactions of all…

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Google Wallet is finally adding QR code scans for payments

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Users of phones without NFC technology will now be able to use the app to complete purchases. Google Wallet has announced that it will be letting users without near field communication (NFC) technology-enabled phones to use QR code scans to make payments instead. This will make it much easier for users without NFC to be able to make mobile payments. By using a QR code, users will be able to simply scan the barcode a merchant displays. All that is needed is their smartphone camera (and the Google Wallet app).…

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Samsung rolls out new mobile wallet app to store cards, keys and boarding passes

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This mobile payments option will place the company in direct competition with Google and Apple. Samsung has recently announced the launch of its own mobile wallet app, which makes it possible to store credit cards, digital IDs, car keys and other essential digital documents. This has arrived at a time when Google and Apple have both announced changes to their own. Google recently announced that it would be overhauling its own mobile Wallet app. Apple has announced that its Apple Pay would be receiving a range of new features. Now,…

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Alphabet streamlines its mobile wallet app for improved offering

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Android Pay and Google Wallet will soon be combined into a single Google Pay service. Alphabet Inc. has announced that its mobile wallet app offerings will soon be streamlined into a single service. It will be bringing its Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single brand, which it will call Google Pay. The goal is to make it easier for users to make mobile payments using information saved into their Google Account. “With Google Pay, it’ll be easier for you to use the payment information saved to your Google…

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