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Android Pay and Google Wallet are consolidating under Google Pay brand
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Google is taking the first step to unifying its disparate payment brands.
Google Wallet
Get paid
You can now send or request money in the Gmail app
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With the latest update to the Gmail app for Android, you now have the ability to attach money transfers within the app, making it even easier to transfer money between friends and family.
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Google Wallet launches fresh new web app for desktop, mobile
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Though the Google Wallet app still lives on for Android and iOS, Google has announced a fresh launch of the Google Wallet website, giving the service a place to live as Android Pay continues to expand.
New system
Uber adds support for Android Pay in-app payments
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After being one of the most recognizable apps using Google Wallet for payment processing, Uber is making the switch to using Android Pay as the old Wallet system is closing in on its sunset.
So long, old pal!
Physical Google Wallet card getting the axe on June 30
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Google has begun alerting Google Wallet users that it will be ending support for the physical Google Wallet card on June 30.
Send to anyone
Google Wallet will soon let you send money with a text
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A new update for Google Wallet is rolling out that will allow users to send money to anyone on their contact list, whether or not they have an email address.
More options
Google Wallet can now be manually locked
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The Google Wallet app has received an update which brings it some highly requested features. Included in this update is the ability to add a second verified bank account, as well as manually lock the app instead of waiting for it to ask for a PIN.
It's complicated
This is why Android Pay is asking you for a PIN for payments
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The 'Google Payments PIN' is annoying to use, but it won't be around for long. As Google gets more banks on board with support for Android Pay, everyone will have a better experience using the service.
Two simpler apps
Understanding Android Pay and the new Google Wallet
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Android Pay is finally available to use, and that means there are major changes for Google Wallet. We're going to explain how these two mobile payment apps from Google break down and work together.
Poll
Have you used your phone to buy something?
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How many people have actually used their phone to pay for their stuff at the cash register? That's the question this week — answer the poll and we'll find out!
Pay all the things
Android Pay begins rolling out starting today
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Google has announced that its new mobile payment system, Android Pay, will begin rolling out today.
Fresh
Google releases new, redesigned Wallet app to Google Play
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Google has released a brand new, redesigned Google Wallet app on Google Play this evening, bringing a new icon and a fresh, sleek design.
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Google Wallet isn't being replaced by Android Pay
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When Android Pay was unveiled at Google I/O, questions swirled about Google Wallet — now we have a better idea of what's going on. Android Pay is a new initiative from Google that seems to be a more comprehensive effort at a payments system, hitting key points and features that Google Wallet never did. With Android Pay, you'll be able to have multiple debit and credit cards associated...
More ways to pay
Dunkin Donuts and Seamless add Google Wallet support
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Google has announced that both Dunkin Donuts and Seamless have integrated Google Wallet for quick and easy payments when on your Android device. Ordering food and drinks from your mobile phone is becoming more and more popular, and Google is working to make payment for these items even easier with the use of Google Wallet. Starting today users can refill their Dunkin Donuts cards, as...
Digital Wallet
ChowNow adds Google Wallet support to US restaurants
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Google today announced a new partnership with ChowNow to support thousands of independent restaurants across the US with Google Wallet. From today, all ChowNow restaurant apps have been updated to include Google Wallet functionality, something that could prove to be both difficult and costly for said independent establishments to implement on their own. Now, when ordering through...
Now with Maps!
Google Wallet adds transaction search, Maps integration
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Google Wallet has scored an update today that makes it a bit easier to keep track of your purchases with the addition of a search tool and maps showing the location of each transaction. Besides being able to more easily track down old transactions, the obvious advantage with these changes is to more easily keep track of potential unauthorized purchases. If you're checking out a...
Big financial deal
Google acquiring parts of Softcard's technology
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Google has just announced that it has acquired "technology and intellectual property" from the online payments company Softcard. It has also revealed that its Google Wallet app will soon be pre-installed on Android devices sold by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. The specific financial terms of these deals were not disclosed. Rumors about the Softcard acquisition were first...
Wallet Revival
Google plans to revive Wallet
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Google isn't quite ready to throw in the towel now that Apple Pay is taking off. That's according to a WSJ report, stating that Google plans to revive its Wallet payment platform for a re-launch at Google I/O later this year. The company is also going all out with its revival plans, bringing device makers, wireless carriers, banks and other payment networks in tow. How can Google...
I want my info back
Removing payment info is just as important as putting it in
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Google Wallet and Google Play are wonderful services, and they're very convenient when you want to make a quick movie rental or order a new album. However, as easy as it is to put your payment information into an account to authorize a purchase, taking it back out isn't exactly difficult, but you do have to know where to look for it. Maybe you just wanted to buy your kid some Google...
Mailed Funds
Send money through Gmail in the UK
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Google has today announced a new feature in Gmail for UK users. It's now possible to transfer funds through the email service using Google Wallet. The new transfer feature in the desktop version of Gmail is free to use and doesn't require the recipient to have a Gmail address – they'll be required to set up and configure a Google Wallet Balance to receive the transferred funds....