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Yeah the split it up. I am pretty sure this is the Vemo like service of being able to send money to other people.
The banking system in the US is so messed up, and Venmo is so hostile. Here in the UK I can just send people money immediately, and been able to do that for decades.
Google Pay app will no longer be available
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#12It started as Google Wallet renamed to Android Pay then renamed to Google Pay then split into Google Pay and Google Wallet and now back to just Google Wallet.
Google is a fucking mess lol. I know Sundar has been great for shareholder, but man maybe it's time for a change.
A fake post about them getting rid of Gmail next year is going viral on Twitter and you bet people are believing it or double checking because it's Google.
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#13So I did some research apparently they have gone full circle now. It started as Google Wallet renamed to Android Pay then renamed to Google Pay then split into Google Pay and Google Wallet and now back to just Google Wallet. Google is a fucking mess lol. I know Sundar has been great for shareholder, but man maybe it's time for a change. A fake post about them getting rid of Gmail next year is going viral on Twitter a…
Think the execs responsible for this were excused en masse or quit: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/google-pay-team-repo...
Some founded a fintech company that now also does AI, because why not.
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#14That title is very misleading, it ONLY impacts the US version
Wait a minute, I thought Google Pay was the android wallet for storing cards to make purchased via tapping your phone/watch. This talks about having a balance, does Google Pay offer accounts in the US, or am I getting myself mixed up with another product? [Edit] I don't think I'm getting mixed up. https://pay.google.com/about/ > Google Pay is the fast, simple way to pay on sites, in apps, and in stores using the card…
There's the old Google Pay app that got rebranded as Google Wallet.
And then there's a newer Google Pay app available only in the US, Singapore, and India. This is the one getting shutdown.
See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Pay
And a very helpful chart: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Googlepayments.svg
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#15I swear they have gone back and forth on Android Pay/Google Wallet/Google Pay a half dozen times.
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#17So I did some research apparently they have gone full circle now. It started as Google Wallet renamed to Android Pay then renamed to Google Pay then split into Google Pay and Google Wallet and now back to just Google Wallet. Google is a fucking mess lol. I know Sundar has been great for shareholder, but man maybe it's time for a change. A fake post about them getting rid of Gmail next year is going viral on Twitter a…
Meanwhile ten years after Apple supported adding boarding passes to their wallet, I finally managed to force a plane ticket into my Google wallet by taking a picture of the barcode, so there's that.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wait a minute, I thought Google Pay was the android wallet for storing cards to make purchased via tapping your phone/watch. This talks about having a balance, does Google Pay offer accounts in the US, or am I getting myself mixed up with another product? [Edit] I don't think I'm getting mixed up. https://pay.google.com/about/ > Google Pay is the fast, simple way to pay on sites, in apps, and in stores using the card…
There's the Google Pay service that processes payments. There's the old Google Pay app that got rebranded as Google Wallet. And then there's a newer Google Pay app available only in the US, Singapore, and India. This is the one getting shutdown. See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Pay And a very helpful chart: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Googlepayments.svg
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#19So I did some research apparently they have gone full circle now. It started as Google Wallet renamed to Android Pay then renamed to Google Pay then split into Google Pay and Google Wallet and now back to just Google Wallet. Google is a fucking mess lol. I know Sundar has been great for shareholder, but man maybe it's time for a change. A fake post about them getting rid of Gmail next year is going viral on Twitter a…
Pulled precisely from the Google textbook. Specifically the chapter on Hangouts.
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#20Google's history with their payment apps/platform is almost as convoluted as their history with message apps/platforms. I swear they have gone back and forth on Android Pay/Google Wallet/Google Pay a half dozen times.
Google does not mess around with adherence to "naming things is hard."