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May 14, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a historic $1.375 billion settlement with Google, marking the largest state-level data privacy settlement in U.S. history. The agreement reportedly resolves two lawsuits filed in 2022 that accused Google of unlawfully collecting Texans’ personal data, including location information,… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a step toward prioritizing user privacy, Google has announced the integration of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology into its Google Wallet platform. This cryptographic solution aims to enhance digital identity verification by allowing users to prove specific attributes, such as age, without disclosing sensitive personal… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct  Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) have published a statement on the rise and usage of digital wallets. The two regulators note that the use of digital wallets has grown in recent years, with card transactions using a digital wallet… Read More

December 21, 2024 @ 6:57 am By Michael Wong  |  

Google has announced new advertising policies for cryptocurrency-related products in the United Kingdom, requiring advertisers to register with the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) starting January 15, 2025. The update aims to ensure compliance with local regulations amid increased scrutiny of crypto promotions globally. The… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Concordium, Google, and Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet are piloting a project aimed at transforming the green energy landscape. Central to this initiative will be Energinet’s Project Origin and the Energy Track & Trace platform, leveraging Concordium blockchain technology to ensure traceability, transparency, trust,… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released an extensive update focused on the role of “Big Tech in Fintech: How Amazon and Google are battling to own transactions.” The comprehensive research report from CBInsights pointed out that while Amazon and Google have reeled in their efforts to offer their… Read More

May 31, 2024 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this month, Google launched its much-awaited Google Wallet app in India. Fintech company Pine Labs shed more light on the close collaboration with Google Wallet to enable “a seamless integration of Gift Cards on the product.” The ‘power of choice’ associated “with e-gifting appeals… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) announced a partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate climate mitigation and resilience through financing and support for companies in the Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability (GCR-Sustainability) program. GCR-Sustainability is a validation program for companies with solutions available on Google Cloud that help… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the technology infrastructure services provider, announced the availability of new services for financial services organizations seeking to use Google Cloud to safely store and protect their confidential and sensitive data. Kyndryl’s new services are designed “to enable a unified, scalable and security-rich… Read More

June 30, 2023 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced a partnership with Google Workspace to power paid appointment bookings with Google Calendar. The new feature, which is built on Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout, “enables customers to pay for services directly while making a booking on… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore securities regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced a partnership with Google [Alphabet] (NASDAQ:GOOG). According to a statement by MAS, the regulatory will work with Google Cloud to collaborate on generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to advance the development and use of responsible… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Utilizing Nansen‘s suite of products, projects in Google’s Web3 startup program can leverage on-chain data to stay ahead of the competition and navigate uncharted waters. Nansen, a blockchain data analytics platform, will be working with Google Cloud in order “to provide real-time, high-quality blockchain data… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 7:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, announced that Google Cloud has joined its Critical Providers Program, designed “to strengthen the security of the financial sector’s supply chain.” The partnership will “focus on reducing third-party cyber risk… Read More

December 26, 2022 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HighRadius, the Autonomous Finance platform for the office of the CFO, announced the expansion of its hosting partners with the new partnership with Google Cloud. This partnership will “accelerate the global deployment of HighRadius solutions for clients on Google Cloud’s secure and sustainable infrastructure.” In… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain is “changing the way the world stores and moves its information,” according to an update from Google. Building on their commitment to help Web3 developers build and deploy new products on blockchain-based platforms, the tech giant is pleased “to announce Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infobip Group, a global cloud communications platform company for customer engagement, and key player in CPaaS solutions, announced a partnership with Google and Goldman Sachs to launch “an innovative mentorship program for startups from Croatia, the youngest European Union member state with a population of… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 10:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Smartphones have become the operating systems of our existence. Today, you need your iPhone or Android phone to accomplish many different tasks, including managing money. This also includes the growing number of crypto and neo-banking Apps. Yesterday, Sherrod Brown, a Democrat Senator from Ohio who… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Pay with Adyen enables shoppers “to securely pay online and in-person using the cards stored in the Google account.” The integration is described as being “secure (supporting 3DS), ubiquitous (multiple currencies across many countries) and effortless.” Adyen has partnered with Google “for quite some… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Google I/O 2022 is ongoing today and it appears that the top search firm is taking a page out of the Apple book and announcing a new spin on the digital wallet. In a Tweet, Google (Alphabet) (NASDAQ:GOOG) explains: Coming soon to Android, Google Wallet… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

11:FS Foundry recently teamed up with Google Cloud, in order to create an end-to-end or comprehensive solution for businesses implementing new financial services use-cases. Through the partnership, Google Cloud customers will be able to access a clear solution for embedding finance into their products, while… Read More