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Google Maps Will Now Let You Pay for Public Transportation and Parking Through Its App

February 19 2021

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• Google
• Transit

“Google Maps is adding a couple of new useful features: the ability to pay for parking or buy a train ticket right from the app. Google Maps is integrating two mobile parking payment services into its app, Passport and ParkMobile . Both offer the ability to find, pay for, and replenish parking meters or parking […]

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Google Will Soon Allow Gambling Apps on the Play Store in the US

January 29 2021

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“Android users in regions other than the UK, Ireland, France and Brazil will soon be able to find and download real-money gambling apps from the Play Store. Google has updated its program policy allowing apps that “enable or facilitate online gambling” in 15 more countries, including the US, starting on March 1st.”

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Google Pay Now Works With 67 More American Financial Institutions

December 21 2020

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“Google Pay already works with about 3,000 partners, but that doesn’t hinder it from continuing to support more banks and credit unions. After adding 89 financial institutions to the list last month, the mobile payment service just added another 67 just in the US.”

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Britain’s competition regulator sets out new regime for tech giants

December 8 2020

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• Facebook
• Google
• UK

“Britain’s competition watchdog outlined a new regime for regulating tech giants such as Google and Facebook, saying it needed new powers to harness the full potential of digital markets and drive competition and innovation. It proposed a new, legally binding code of conduct, pro-competitive interventions in the market and enhanced merger rules, overseen by a […]

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Google Pay’s massive relaunch makes it an all-encompassing money app

November 18 2020

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• Google

“Today, Google Pay for both Android and iOS is relaunching with a giant array of new features. It turns the app from something that most people think of as a tap-to-pay card repository or peer-to-peer payment system into a much more ambitious service. The new app begins rolling out across the United States today.”

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India opens antitrust case against Google over its payments app

November 10 2020

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• Google
• India

“India’s antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into Google for allegedly abusing the dominant position of its app store to promote its payments service in the world’s second largest internet market. In its Monday announcement (PDF) about opening an antitrust case against Google, Indian watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it is directing an […]

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Google made an app for creditors to lock you out of your financed phone if you don’t make payments [Updated]

November 9 2020

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• Google

“Flagship smartphones have gotten substantially more expensive in the last few years, so many OEMs and carriers offer payment programs to give consumers the option of paying a fraction of the price each month over a period of 24 or more months. But what do you do if something unexpected happens and you can’t make […]

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Google Defers Indian In-App Fees After Angry Startups Complain

October 5 2020

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• Google
• India

“Alphabet Inc’s Google has extended its deadline for Indian app developers to comply with a new billing system for commission fees by six months, it said on Monday, days after local startups voiced anger about the charges. Google will now enforce its global policy more strictly and charge a 30% commission fee for in-app purchases […]

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Citi Selects Mastercard as Network Partner for the Citi Plex Account by Google Pay

November 19 2020

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• Banks
• Google
• Mastercard

“Today, Citi announced it has selected Mastercard as its network partner for the Citi Plex Account on Google Pay, a new digital checking and savings account built with financial wellness and mobile functionality at the core of the design to make managing money simpler, smarter and more rewarding.”

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Green Dot to Collaborate with Google Pay to Offer Plex Accounts

November 19 2020

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• Banks
• Google

Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT), a financial technology and registered bank holding company, today announced plans to work with Google Pay to offer Plex Accounts to customers: a safe, simple and helpful new option for transacting and managing their money.