Google is merging Android Pay with Google Wallet, introducing a unified payment service called Google Pay. The new brand is supposed to give users a single, unified platform for their purchases across all their devices and in-store, while removing all the confusion that revolves around the Android Pay and Google Wallet brands.
“With Google Pay, it’ll be easier for you to use the payment information saved to your Google Account, so you can speed through checkout with peace of mind. Over the coming weeks, you’ll see Google Pay online, in-store, and across Google products, as well as when you’re paying friends,” Pali Bhat, the VP of Product Management from Google’s Payments teams said in a blog post.
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Google Pay will work just like Android Pay in stores, and you will start seeing “Buy with Google Pay” or “Pay with Google Pay” buttons on sites that start supporting Google’s new payment platform. Google Pay already works with sites like Airbnb, Dice, HungryHouse, Fandango, and more sites will likely add support in the coming future. For the rest of the things like Google’s own app such as YouTube or Google Play, you will be able to sign-up for new subscriptions or buy apps using a single Google Pay account.
Google’s unified payment platform is effectively like Apple Pay, a unified service that Apple customers can use on websites, apps, and in stores. The unified Google Pay brand will also help Google advance its platform more quickly, without needing to worry about maintaining two separate apps.
Bats
<p>As a heavy Android Pay user, I love paying with my phone. It's so easy and FUN watching the reaction of other people, as they see me tap my phone to make a payment, at the checkout register.</p><p>I guess nothing will change with Google Pay, other than the fact that it will most likely make my life a whole lot easier, when it comes to paying for the stuff. Not just that but it also reinforces the rumor of Google Fuschia.</p><p>Microsoft fans shouldn't worry though. Just give it a few minutes or a few days or…a few weeks. Microsoft will announce the same thing to, because that's just what they do. </p>
Stooks
<blockquote><a href="#235984"><em>In reply to skst:</em></a></blockquote><p>For Google this is the norm. </p><p><br></p><p>Lets just list out the audio/video options from Google.</p><p><br></p><p>Google Play Music</p><p>Google Play Video</p><p>YouTube</p><p>YouTube Red</p><p>YouTube Music</p><p>YouTube TV</p><p><br></p><p>Each with their own apps. Which ones work with the G Suite account and which one don't????</p><p><br></p><p>I just read an article last week about Spotify with their 70million subs. That article said that Apple was next with 35million, then Amazon with 15million and then Google with 6million. </p><p><br></p><p>I was kind of surprised about Google's place, but then I thought about the utterly confusing message they have when it comes to their products.</p>