Google Pay was largely changed by Google Pockets again in 2022, nevertheless it has nonetheless been working in a number of international locations, together with the US. Now, the search big has introduced that the standalone Pay app will probably be discontinued stateside on June 4, 2024 in a push to simplify its cost strategies. After that, it should solely be out there in Singapore and India because of the “distinctive wants in these international locations,” Google wrote in a weblog.
As a part of the deprecation, Google will probably be eradicating peer-to-peer (P2P) funds, managing your stability and “discover gives and offers.” For the latter, it recommends utilizing the brand new offers vacation spot on Search. Customers will nonetheless have the ability to switch their Google Pay (GPay) stability to a checking account after June 4, 2024 utilizing the Google Pay web site.
Google Pockets has now largely changed GPay, with 5 instances as many customers in 180 international locations, the corporate mentioned. That is as a result of it might probably deal with extra than simply funds — on high of credit score and debit playing cards, it shops transport passes, state IDs, driver’s licenses, digital automotive keys and extra. Google Pay, the service, will nonetheless be out there via Google Pockets.
Google’s cost system has been a multitude through the years. It began off as Google Pockets, which was launched in 2011. On the time, it was a tap-to-pay system that got here out years forward of Apple Pay (2014), supported by Mastercard and retailers like Macy’s.
In the meantime, Android Pay got here out in 2015, then that was built-in with Google Pockets in 2018 and rebranded as Google Pay. As well as, the corporate initially had a Google Pockets card (killed in 2016) that was successfully a pay as you go debit card usable with any retailers that accepted Mastercard. Now every part is again beneath the Google Pockets umbrella — until the corporate modifications its thoughts once more.
Correction, February 23, 2024, 10:30AM ET: This put up has been up to date to make clear that solely the standalone Google Pay app is shutting down within the US, not the precise service. It would nonetheless be out there via Google Pockets shifting ahead.
