Tagged: google pay

September 26, 2020 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based payments platform Nium has partnered with Aspire, a neobank for businesses, in order to enable payments with Google Pay. Aspire claims that it’s the first business neobank to launch in Southeast Asia. The company announced its plans to go “plastic-less” by issuing corporate Visa… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sezzle, Inc. (ASX: SZL), a U.S.-based installment payments platform, announced on Wednesday the launch of its virtual card for shoppers, which will reportedly enable Sezzle customers to pay using interest-free installments both in-store and online. Sezzle revealed the Sezzle Virtual Card will allow brick… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of Ireland announced on Monday it has launched Google Pay for all customers. According to the banking group, customers are now able to add personal debit, credit cards, and business debit cards to the payment method’s digital wallet. While sharing more details about the… Read More

August 11, 2020 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Tuesday it is introducing Google Pay for in-store purchases in the US. Klarna reported that Sephora, Journeys, and rue21 are among the first Klarna merchant partners to offer Google Pay, in addition to Apple Pay, for in-store purchases. The option… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

  BBVA USA (NYSE: BBVA) is working with Google (Alphabet) (NASDAQ:GOOG) to offer digital bank accounts according to a release distributed by the bank. Spain based BBVA has been in business since 1857 and boasts a strong presence in the US with 641 branches, mainly… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay, a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Tuesday it will be offering  “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) payments for physical retail stores in the U.S. market to shoppers paying with Google Pay. Afterpay reported that under this new… Read More

July 6, 2020 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Credit Suisse announced on Monday it is expanding its mobile payment options for credit card clients by offering Google Pay. Credit Suisse reported that from mid-August 2020, credit card clients in Switzerland will be able to use Google Pay in addition to existing mobile… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 8:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking challenger Branch, a service provider that works with employers, has teamed up with Mastercard in order to provide cardholders instant access to their funds. Customers may directly add their Branch Mastercard debit cards to their mobile wallets, which supports Apple Pay and Google Pay…. Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 2:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bruce Pannaman, co-founder at StorkCard, a London-based financial services firm that says it’s pioneering “life-stage finance” and transforming the “relationship that parents have with money,” revealed that lockdowns imposed due to COVID-19 have “accelerated trends” around mobile payments.  Pannaman noted: “It’s estimated that over 30%… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Brex, a company focused on developing B2B financial products, has secured $150 million in capital from DST, Lone Pine Capital, and several other investors. Brex offers a corporate credit card for technology firms. The financial services firm helps startups of all sizes (from… Read More

May 1, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uruguay-based dLocal, a Fintech firm focused on facilitating international transactions, has reportedly added Google Pay as one of its local payment options. As mentioned on dLocal’s official website: “dLocal [aims] to close the payments innovation gap that exists between developed countries and emerging economies. We… Read More

April 18, 2020 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Google is reportedly planning to compete with Apple by introducing its own branded payments card. According to TechCrunch, the Silicon Valley-based multinational corporation is in the process of creating both virtual and physical debit cards. These new payment cards will be co-branded with financial services… Read More

April 16, 2020 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (OCBC) Bank (SGX: O39), a multinational banking and financial services corporation, has reportedly become the first company to introduce Google Pay’s peer to peer (P2P) money transfer service in Singapore. The new digital payments option makes Singapore only the third… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Pay was reportedly the most downloaded Fintech app (globally) during the month of February 2020 with 15.6 million downloads. It was closely followed by Indian digital payments firm PhonePe’s app which was downloaded 6 million times. For Google Pay, this is notably more than… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Charities in the United Kingdom are currently experiencing major challenges due to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Payments services provider Thyngs has partnered with the Charities Trust, in order to introduce a new way to assist the UK’s charities sector with raising funds from people… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced on Tuesday Android users may now add their Coinbase Card to their Google Pay wallets. Coinbase claims it is now the first company to enable users to make mobile payments powered by their crypto balances. “Google Pay gives Coinbase Card… Read More

January 13, 2020 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Two Indian co-founders of Google Pay are reportedly preparing to launch a neo-banking platform in the Asian country and they have managed to acquire financial backing from three established venture capital funds. Sujith Narayanan, an experienced senior management professional specializing in the payments industry, who… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Fintech firm Groupee has introduced a real-time payment app that lets groups of people share the cost of products or services they purchase. For example, the app allows people to split the cost for a meal, gift, and tickets. Groupee provides a prepaid Visa… Read More

December 13, 2019 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-headquartered Wirecard, a payments platform, and France’s Orange Bank, a challenger bank, announced on December 11 that they’re extending their existing business relationship to allow Android users in France to make payments through Google Pay. Orange Bank claims that 17% of all mobile payments in… Read More

December 2, 2019 @ 7:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Monzo recently announced it is offering Google Pay options for users as they wait for their debit card replacements. The new option will allow users to continue using their Monzo services until their card arrives. “When you lose your Monzo card… Read More