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Google Pay app is shutting down in the US later this year
Google has announced that Pay will be discontinued in the US on June 4, 2024 in a push to simplify its payment apps.
FTC orders Mastercard to open debit transactions to competing payment networks
The FTC has ordered Mastercard to start providing competing payment networks with the information they need to process debit card payments.
Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges
Credit unions and banks are accusing Apple of anti-competitive behavior.
Google ‘unfairly’ blocked rival payments, India’s antitrust regulator says
Indian developers are only allowed to use Google’s billing system for Android apps.
Google's big Android update offers voice pay for parking and offline live transcriptions
Google has released a bunch of new features and updates across its products.
Some Russian bank cards no longer work with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Following Western sanctions on Russia’s financial institutions, customers of several of the country’s largest banks can no longer use their debit and credit cards in conjunction with Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Regulator orders Apple, Google to hand over app store payment system data
A federal consumer bureau has ordered Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and others to hand over payment system data to investigate their practices.
AMC theaters will start accepting Bitcoin this year
AMC has announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments for tickets and snacks at US theaters by the end of 2021.
Verizon partners with Mastercard to work on 5G contactless payment tech
Mastercard and Verizon say they plan to work together on “transformational” financial technologies.
Android users can now tap to pay for transit rides in the Bay Area
Google Pay joins Apple Wallet in supporting Clipper cards.
Google Pay is adding international money transfers
Google is adding international money transfers to its Pay app, starting with the option to send money to India and Singapore.
The old Google Pay app will soon lose person-to-person transfers in the US
You'll also need to switch to the new app to view recent activity and transactions.
Opera's new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browser
Opera's fully integrated cashback service works with partner shopping sites including Nike and Asos.
Google teams up with Citibank on mobile-first accounts
In addition to revamping its Pay app, Google also announced new Plex banking accounts today.
Six banks are using Google Pay for digital bank accounts in the US
Google has had various products that deal with your money for years, most recently Google Pay. Thanks to a partnership between the bank BBVA USA and Google, Google Pay will be the front end to a full digital banking service. BBVA will offer it to its customers in 2021 in an effort to expand its customer base and offer a fully digital banking option.
Google is reportedly working on a smart debit card
A leaked Google Pay debit card could make purchases easier -- and raise privacy concerns in the process.
Google yanks March security update for AT&T Pixel 4
Google has pulled the latest Android security update for Pixel 4 owners using AT&T after the supposed bug-fix created some major new headaches. Suddenly users have been unable to use Google Pay and instead have been greeted with a warning that their phone "doesn't meet software standards."
Latest Pixel 'feature drop' lets you pause music with a touch-free gesture
Google is trotting out another "feature drop" for Pixel owners, and this latest one might be particularly helpful if you'd rather not fiddle with your phone. For a start, Pixel 4 owners can use a tap gesture to pause or resume music, not just swipes to skip back or forward. That could be extremely helpful if you're cooking and would rather not touch your phone just to stop playback. Most Pixel users can also set the Dark theme to kick in automatically with sunset, and automatically enable rules based on a WiFi network or physical location -- say, silencing your ringtone when you walk through the doors at work.
Google Pay now supports school IDs in campuses across the US
Android-using students and faculty members from 15 schools across the US will soon be able to use Google Pay as their campus ID. The tech giant's mobile wallet has been able to handle more than just payment transactions for a while now: last year, it added support for tickets and loyalty cards. Now Transact, a company that provides billing and payment services for students, has launched a feature that allows users to save school IDs to their Google Pay app. Fifteen educational institutions have already signed up to be part of the program, and at least one has already started testing out the use of a mobile wallet as a school ID.
Uber will pay drivers and couriers after every trip
Uber is making a bigger push into payments and financial services by setting up a division called Uber Money. Among the initiatives Uber has in store is paying its more than 4 million drivers and couriers after each ride. It plans to do so through its no-fee mobile bank account, which it's integrating into the Uber Driver app.
