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OCBC Brings Google Pay’s P2P Funds Transfer Service to Singapore

April 15 2020

“OCBC Bank has brought Google Pay’s peer-to-peer (P2P) funds transfer service to Singapore, making the Republic the third country where this service is available. Before this, the service was available only in the US and India. With the new service, OCBC Bank customers can pay directly from their bank accounts to anyone registered to PayNow […]
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PayPal’s Exiting COO Bill Ready to Join Google As Its New President of Commerce

December 11 2019

“Ready’s role at Google will not involve payments, which means he won’t be directly involved with PayPal’s competitor, Google Pay . Instead, as Google’s new president of Commerce, Ready will focus on leading Google’s vision, strategy and delivery of its commerce products. However, the role will see Ready working in close partnership with both the […]
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Google Discusses Checking Accounts in Visit With CUNA | CUNA

November 19 2019

“Google’s product will be a checking account and only a checking account (at least for now) that is accessed through Google Pay, which will be very similar to the way credit cards are accessed through the Google Pay app. There will be one major difference, however.  Checking accounts will be designed to work specifically with […]
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Google Shuts Out Payday Loans With App-Store Ban

October 14 2019

“Google has barred high-interest consumer loan services from its app store, limiting payday lenders’ access to customers. The technology giant recently prohibited apps from offering personal loans with an annual percentage rate of 36% or higher on its Google Play app store. The move inserted the tech giant into a fight over payday loans, which […]
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Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s

April 17 2020

“The Google card and associated checking account will allow users to buy things with a card, mobile phone or online. It connects to a Google app with new features that let users easily monitor purchases, check their balance or lock their account. The card will be co-branded with different bank partners, including CITI and Stanford […]
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Google Makes Listing Products on Its Shopping Service Free

April 21 2020

“Google will make product listings on its Shopping service free, part of a broader push to expand in e-commerce and mount a bigger challenge to Amazon.com Inc. as the Covid-19 pandemic drives more consumers online.The Alphabet Inc. unit will let merchants post their wares on Google Shopping for free regardless of whether they pay for […]
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Exclusive: Google Faces Antitrust Case in India Over Payments App

May 28 2020

“India’s antitrust body is looking into allegations that Alphabet Inc’s Google is abusing its market position to unfairly promote its mobile payments app in the country, five sources familiar with the case told Reuters. The complaint was filed in February and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has kept the identity of the complainant confidential, […]
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Google to offer loans to merchants in India

June 25 2020

“Google said on Thursday it plans to offer credit to millions of merchants in India through its Google Pay app starting later this year as the American technology group looks to help small businesses in the country steer through the pandemic and also find a business model for its mobile payments service. The company said […]

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Voice Grocery Shopping: the New E-commerce Grocery Experience Launched by Carrefour and Google in France

June 17 2020

“Carrefour and Google are launching in France a new voice-based e-commerce grocery shopping experience within the framework of their strategic partnership signed in June 2018. As the first retailer in the world to offer its customers the new integrated voice shopping service on the Google Assistant, Carrefour continues to build on its multichannel offering. Based […]