Google Wallet launched for Android users in India: How to download it and what will happen to Google Pay?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Wallet launched for Android users in India: How to download it and what will happen to Google Pay?

India TV News  

Google has finally unleashed the most speculated Wallet app in the Indian market. The Google Wallet app will allow smartphone users to make contactless payments using either- debit or credit cards. According to PTI, Google has further introduced a private digital wallet for Android users in India, enabling them to store cards securely, keys, tickets, passes and IDs, an official. According to the PTI report, users will be able to download Google Wallet from the Play Store and store their debit cards, credit cards, loyalty cards and gift cards on the platform. Online payment without contact with Google Wallet Google Wallet app will enable users to make online payments without contact as it works on the NFC feature along the lines of Samsung's wallet.

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Google Wallet is now available in India but not for all Android users, full list of eligible devices
7 months, 1 week ago

Google Wallet is now available in India but not for all Android users, full list of eligible devices

India Today  

Google recently launched its Wallet app for Android smartphone users in India. Google Wallet offers a seamless way to manage various documents of your digital life, from storing boarding passes to managing loyalty program rewards. Here is how you can set up the Google Wallet in your Android phone: Download the Google Wallet app from the Play Store. Google Wallet …

Google Wallet app, now in India, isn’t bothered about credit cards or payments
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Wallet app, now in India, isn’t bothered about credit cards or payments

Hindustan Times  

Google has rolled out the Google Wallet app for Android phones in India. In due course, Google hopes to extend the Wallet app in India to support digital keys as well, at some point later this year. “The arrival of Google Wallet in India marks an important milestone in Android’s India journey, bringing innovative and convenient experiences to simplify peoples’ …

Google Wallet is now available for Android users in India
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Wallet is now available for Android users in India

Hindustan Times  

Tech titan Google on Wednesday launched the Google Wallet app for Android users in India, allowing them to securely store essentials like boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and public transport passes. "Google Pay is not going anywhere, it will remain our primary payment app, Google Wallet is specifically tailored for non-payment use cases," Ram Papatla, GM and India Engineering …

Google mulls removing apps by 10 companies in India for not paying service fee
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google mulls removing apps by 10 companies in India for not paying service fee

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc's Google will enforce action against the apps of 10 companies for not paying a service fee for the usage of its app store platform in India, including potentially de-listing their apps, the tech giant said on Friday. Companies including Walt Disney and Tinder-owner Match have previously sued Google over its policy of imposing a "service fee" of 11%-26% …

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

Google has announced that it will remove some Indian apps from its Play Store. “After giving these developers more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, we are taking necessary steps to ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as we do for any form of policy violation globally,” Google wrote in …

Google is shutting down its GPay app: All you need to know
10 months ago

Google is shutting down its GPay app: All you need to know

India TV News  

Google has announced that its Google Pay app will no longer be available starting June 4, 2024. However, the users in India and Singapore are not affected by this move as the company will continue its Google Pay service in these countries considering their unique needs. “To simplify the app experience, the U.S. version of the standalone Google Pay app …

Google bets on digital payments to tap India's vast SME sector
1 year ago

Google bets on digital payments to tap India's vast SME sector

Live Mint  

Google is betting on digital payments and wants to tap into the SME sector in India. Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president of Google India, in an conversation with Mint, outlined the company's future direction and revenue models. I joined Google four years back, and this is one of the most exciting times in India. In the last three …

Google to assemble Pixel phones in India from 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Google to assemble Pixel phones in India from 2024

The Hindu  

Google, Inc. set a 2024 target to assemble its Pixel line of smartphones in India, the firm announced at its annual Google for India event on Thursday. The company said that it was firming up protections against financial frauds, saying it was engaged with the Reserve Bank of India and the National Payments Corporation of India on the issue. Saikat …

Google enters retail loan business in India, Google Pay to launch sachet loans
1 year, 2 months ago

Google enters retail loan business in India, Google Pay to launch sachet loans

Live Mint  

Google India on Thursday announced sachet loans on the Google Pay application to help small businesses in the country. Google India said that merchants in India often need smaller loans, hence, the tech giant launched sachet loans on the Gpay application. The company will provide loans to small businesses at just ₹15,000 that can be repaid in simpler repayment amounts …

Google Will Not Launch These 5 Things In India: All Details
1 year, 2 months ago

Google Will Not Launch These 5 Things In India: All Details

News 18  

Google has launched multiple products in India this week and the list includes the new Pixel 8 series phones and the Pixel Watch 2 smartwatch. 5 Things That Google Will Not Launch In India Pixel 8 Pro With 256GB or More Storage Google has launched the 128GB and 256GB storage variants of the Pixel 8 in the country but when …

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. People shopping on WhatsApp could also pay using popular services like Alphabet Inc’s Google Pay, Paytm and Walmart’s PhonePe but only after …

Google Pay Gets UPI LITE Support In India To Make Pin-free Payments: How It Works
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Pay Gets UPI LITE Support In India To Make Pin-free Payments: How It Works

News 18  

Google has launched UPI Lite for Google Pay in India, which allows users to make one-click payments without entering their UPI PIN. This means that UPI Lite has a higher success rate even during peak transaction hours—when traditional UPI often goes down due to increased load on bank servers. UPI Lite transactions do not appear in your bank passbook, but …

Indian Government plans action against Google after antitrust breaches
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian Government plans action against Google after antitrust breaches

The Hindu  

India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc.'s Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million in two cases, which involved abusing its dominant position in the Android operating system market, …

Google India Case: Android Phones Could Soon Launch Without Preloaded Google Apps
1 year, 10 months ago

Google India Case: Android Phones Could Soon Launch Without Preloaded Google Apps

News 18  

Google has been battling the Android antitrust case in India for a while, but recently it got a big setback with conditions placed on its business practices. One of the clauses was removing Google apps on Android phones, which means not preloading apps like Chrome, Maps and Gmail on smartphones in the country. Google has been forced to develop a …

Google pauses Play Store billing in India after CCI ruling
2 years, 1 month ago

Google pauses Play Store billing in India after CCI ruling

Live Mint  

Android-maker Google has paused its plans to enforce the Google Play billing system on Indian developers from October 31. Following the CCI’s recent ruling, we are pausing enforcement of the requirement for developers to use Google Play’s billing system for the purchase of digital goods and services for transactions by users in India while we review our legal options and …

Google India Responds To Second Setback In A Week: Here’s What It Said
2 years, 1 month ago

Google India Responds To Second Setback In A Week: Here’s What It Said

News 18  

Google India has claimed that it remains committed to its users in the country and is reviewing the decision to take the next steps towards its latest order from the Competition Commission of India on Tuesday. The search engine giant has been penalised for its anti-trust policies where app developers are mandatorily asked to push for payments via the Google …

Google is reviewing CCI's decision to evaluate next steps
2 years, 1 month ago

Google is reviewing CCI's decision to evaluate next steps

India TV News  

Google was hit hard by two back-to-back fines by the Competition Commission of India, and the tech giant has stated today that it is committed to its users and developers and reviewing the decision to evaluate the next steps. Last week, the competition watchdog imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple …

Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps
2 years, 3 months ago

Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc's Google has been asked by the Indian government and the central bank to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India, according to sources. Even though Google doesn't fall under the Reserve Bank of India's ambit, the U.S. tech giant has been called several times in the last few months …

Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps: Report

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc's Google has been asked by the Indian government and the central bank to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India, according to sources. Even though Google doesn't fall under the Reserve Bank of India's ambit, the U.S. tech giant has been called several times in the last few months …

Google creates virtual wallet: Now store credit cards, car keys in 'Wallet' app
2 years, 7 months ago

Google creates virtual wallet: Now store credit cards, car keys in 'Wallet' app

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will let consumers store and use credit cards, event tickets and car keys in a new Wallet app that it’s separating from its longtime Pay app. Consumers in the U.S. and Singapore will have access to both apps, with Pay used for financial management and transferring money to friends or family, while in 39 other markets the …

Google Pay unveils ‘Tap to Pay’ for UPI payments
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Pay unveils ‘Tap to Pay’ for UPI payments

The Hindu  

Google Pay on Wednesday announced collaboration with Pine Labs to unveil ‘Tap to Pay’ for UPI payments, a feature which was earlier available only for payments made through cards. “The functionality will be available to any UPI user who wants to use their NFC-enabled android smartphone to transact using any Pine Labs Android PoS terminal across the country,” the company …

Google Pay Now Supports NFC Payments In India: How To Tap And Pay With Google Pay On Smartphone
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Pay Now Supports NFC Payments In India: How To Tap And Pay With Google Pay On Smartphone

News 18  

Google Pay is getting a tap-to-pay feature that will allow users to pay by just tapping their smartphones to the POS Terminal on card machines that most vendors and stores use. “Tap to Pay for UPI has profound implications for high traffic retail outlets, with queue management hassles poised to be greatly reduced, and taking digital payments at POS well …

Google for India 2021: Google Pay to get Bill Split feature, Hinglish language option, MyShop tool
3 years, 1 month ago

Google for India 2021: Google Pay to get Bill Split feature, Hinglish language option, MyShop tool

Firstpost  

As a part of the company’s Google for India 2021 vision, customers are also getting a pilot Google Assistant-enabled, end-to-end vaccine booking flow in India. The company also hopes to make the app smarter by adding “speech to text" to let users use voice input to pay directly to another user’s bank account. The tool will be available to merchants …

Google for India 2021: Google Pay Hinglish, COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Flow Announced
3 years, 1 month ago

Google for India 2021: Google Pay Hinglish, COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Flow Announced

News 18  

Google has announced the addition of the ‘Hinglish’ language option on Google Pay – a mix of Hindi and English, specifically for Indian customers. The company says the addition of the new language option is an attempt to make interactions even “more intuitive and natural via Google Pay.” Currently, the digital payments app lets users choose between multiple Indian languages …

Your Family In The US Can Send You Money On Google Pay: All Your Questions (Hopefully) Answered
3 years, 7 months ago

Your Family In The US Can Send You Money On Google Pay: All Your Questions (Hopefully) Answered

News 18  

Google Pay users in the US can now transfer money to friends and family in India and Singapore. It is believed that the Google Pay international money transfers to India will be powered by Western Union at this time, though for countries that support both platforms, users will have the choice while making the transfer. This Google Pay international transfers …

Google Pay UPI payments to use NFC soon in India, but you will need a premium phone
3 years, 7 months ago

Google Pay UPI payments to use NFC soon in India, but you will need a premium phone

India Today  

Google Pay for India is soon adding the option to pay using UPI over an NFC connection. In a support page on its Google Pay website, as pointed out by Android Police, the software giant has explained how you will be able to make UPI payments using NFC. With both the requirements met, your Google Pay app will be able …

UPI Payments via Google Pay, PhonePe and More May Not Function Properly For Few Days, Here's Why
3 years, 11 months ago

UPI Payments via Google Pay, PhonePe and More May Not Function Properly For Few Days, Here's Why

News 18  

Customers using UPI for online transactions may face errors between 1 AM to 3 AM IST for the next few days as the National Payment Corporation of India is upgrading its digital payment platform. The development essentially means that users who are transacting through the UPI gateway via BHIM or third-party apps such as Google Pay, Paytm and PhonePe may …

US overtakes India in GPay's new users
3 years, 11 months ago

US overtakes India in GPay's new users

The Hindu  

India was overtaken by the U.S. to become Google Pay's largest generator of new users, according to app intelligence firm Apptopia. The Google-owned digital payment platform added nearly three lakh new users in the U.S. in a single day last week, compared to about two lakh new users in India on the same day. Google Pay was launched seven years …

Google to Launch An All New Google Pay App for iOS, Android in the US Tomorrow
4 years, 1 month ago

Google to Launch An All New Google Pay App for iOS, Android in the US Tomorrow

News 18  

Google’s new logo for its digital payments app Google Pay was recently spotted in the app’s beta version recently. Now, the Mountain View, California-based company is unveiling a “new Google Pay app," according to Google’s video announcement. “We invite you to watch live and learn more about the new Google Pay app, designed to help you improve your relationship with …

India's Antitrust Body Orders Investigation Into Google Payments App, In-App Billing
4 years, 1 month ago

India's Antitrust Body Orders Investigation Into Google Payments App, In-App Billing

News 18  

India’s antitrust body on Monday ordered an investigation into allegations that Alphabet’s Google was abusing its market position to promote its payments app as well as forcing app developers to use its in-app payment system. In its 39-page order, the CCI said Google’s agreements with some smartphone makers to have the Google Pay app pre-installed might “disturb the level playing …

India's Antitrust Body Orders Investigation Into Google Payments App, In-App Billing
4 years, 1 month ago

India's Antitrust Body Orders Investigation Into Google Payments App, In-App Billing

News 18  

India’s antitrust body on Monday ordered an investigation into allegations that Alphabet’s Google was abusing its market position to promote its payments app as well as forcing app developers to use its in-app payment system. In its 39-page order, the CCI said Google’s agreements with some smartphone makers to have the Google Pay app pre-installed might “disturb the level playing …

Google Pay Is Again Available For iPhone Users In India, But You Must Restore Bank Account For UPI
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay Is Again Available For iPhone Users In India, But You Must Restore Bank Account For UPI

News 18  

The Google Pay For India app is back on the Apple App Store. This means the Google Pay For India app can resume the battles with rival digital payment platforms including PhonePe, Paytm and Amazon Pay. It is expected that the fixes for the Google Pay app will improve payment success rates, particularly for the Unified Payments Interface transactions. The …

Google Pay Remains Unavailable On iPhone & There Is No Warning In App About Possible Payment Issues
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay Remains Unavailable On iPhone & There Is No Warning In App About Possible Payment Issues

News 18  

Digital payments app Google Pay still remains unavailable for Apple iPhone users in India. The Google Pay app, earlier known as Google Tez, was unlisted from the Apple App Store yesterday, and still remains unavailable. Google had confirmed yesterday that the app was unlisted to fix some issues while those who already have the Google Pay app installed on their …

Google - Paytm Feud: Is It Time To Regulate Application Stores In India?
4 years, 2 months ago

Google - Paytm Feud: Is It Time To Regulate Application Stores In India?

Live Law  

Recently, the Paytm application. With this background, this article examines how application stores such as Google's Play Store are regulated in India. The authors recommend that a similar legislation must be contemplated for the regulation of application stores and mobile applications in India as well in order to curb inordinate exercise of power by application stores over their listed apps …

Google defers in-app commission payment for developers in India to March 2022
4 years, 2 months ago

Google defers in-app commission payment for developers in India to March 2022

The Hindu  

Google has deferred in-app commission payment for app developers in India with alternate payment system to March 31, 2022. “We’re also extending the time for developers in India to integrate with the Play billing system, to ensure they have enough time to implement the UPI for subscription payment option that will be made available on Google Play," Google India said. …

Google India Delays Play Store Billing Policy And The 30% Commission Till April 2022
4 years, 2 months ago

Google India Delays Play Store Billing Policy And The 30% Commission Till April 2022

News 18  

Google is postponing its enforcement of a 30 percent commission on in-app purchases for Indian developers. This move from Google comes after Indian developers called for an Indian alternative for Google’s Play Store last month. Google also said that it will organise listening sessions and workshops with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply, and clear any additional …

Paytm Launches Mini App Store Amid Calls For Indian Alternative to Google Play Store
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm Launches Mini App Store Amid Calls For Indian Alternative to Google Play Store

News 18  

Digital payments app Paytm has launched its own mini app store which can be accessed directly via the Paytm app. It also comes Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma was reported to be working towards bringing an Indian alternative to Google Play, after Indian developers called for a local alternative to Google’s Play Store and Apple App Store. The push for …

Best money transferring apps in India 2020: Check here
4 years, 2 months ago

Best money transferring apps in India 2020: Check here

India Today  

The money-transferring apps can come in handy when you need to transfer or pay money instantly, online bill payment and mobile recharge within a few minutes. Here are some popular & best money transfer apps in India available both in the Play Store and App Store. List of best Money Transfer Apps in India: Google Pay: Google Pay, makes it …

Google Pay now allows for NFC-based payments in India: Know how it works
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Pay now allows for NFC-based payments in India: Know how it works

India TV News  

Google Pay in collaboration with Visa and banking partners on Monday rolled out tokenisation across its platform, enabling users to safely transact with their cards and use Tap-to-pay feature on near-field communication -enabled point of sale terminals and online merchants. With tokenisation, Google Pay Android users can use their debit or credit card to make payments through a secure digital …

Google Pay Brings NFC-Based Tap-To-Pay Card Payment Service in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Pay Brings NFC-Based Tap-To-Pay Card Payment Service in India

News 18  

Google Pay in collaboration with Visa and banking partners on Monday rolled out tokenisation across its platform, enabling users to safely transact with their cards and use the Tap-to-pay feature on near-field communication -enabled point of sale terminals and online merchants. With tokenisation, Google Pay Android users can use their debit or credit card to make payments through a secure …

Google Pay May Soon Let You Add Debit, Credit Cards for Contactless Card Payments
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Pay May Soon Let You Add Debit, Credit Cards for Contactless Card Payments

News 18  

Google Pay is reportedly adding more users to its trial of offering debit and credit card payments via the app. According to reports, Google is seemingly rolling out the feature to a larger user group, after announcing the tokenised debit and credit card feature back at the Google for India 2019 conference. The feature will allow you to add eligible …

Google Pay starts receiving NFC-based card payments feature in India: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Pay starts receiving NFC-based card payments feature in India: Report

India TV News  

Google Pay, formerly known as Google Tez in India, has gained immense popularity in the country. Now, Google is aiming to take this one step forwards with NFC-powered credit and debit card payments. It will basically take advantage of NFC in order to make payments using a debit or a credit card. According to a report by Android Police, the …

Google Pay tests NFC-based contact-less card payment feature in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Pay tests NFC-based contact-less card payment feature in India

Firstpost  

The service seems to be currently avaialble only on Axis Bank credit/debit and SBI credit cards for a set group of users in India, reports said Now, more will be possible in the Google Pay app. According to some reports, the digital wallet platform in India is set to offer card payment option, using limited debit and credit cards, in …

Google Pay: Delhi HC seeks Centre, RBI response on plea alleging guideline violation
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Pay: Delhi HC seeks Centre, RBI response on plea alleging guideline violation

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Monday sought response from Centre, Reserve Bank of India and others on a plea for directions to Google Pay to ensure immediate compliance of data localisation norms, data storage and data sharing norms. The plea filed by advocate Abhishek Sharma alleges that the company is storing personal sensitive user data in contravention of …

Google Pay Is A Third Party App Which Operates Within the Regime Set Up By National Payments Corporation of India: Google Informs Delhi HC
4 years, 5 months ago

Google Pay Is A Third Party App Which Operates Within the Regime Set Up By National Payments Corporation of India: Google Informs Delhi HC

Live Law  

Google India has informed the Delhi High Court that Google Pay is a third party application for providing United Payments Interface service to various banks and it works within the regime and as per the guidelines of National Payments Corporation of India. The information was provided to the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in …

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