Google Pay

If you’ve used Google Pay at all in recent weeks, you’re probably more than familiar with the “Pay Later” functionality that has recently rolled out. Now, Klarna and Google Pay have officially announced the functionality.

At I/O 2025, Google Wallet and Pay had a number of announcements, including some new features (like nearby passes) that end users will benefit from. 

For the past few days, Google Wallet for Android users haven’t been able to tap-to-pay with PayPal. Google is aware of the issue and working on a fix.

With 20% of the 20 billion visuals searches every month focused on shopping, Google is updating Lens to use location for those queries.

Over the past few hours, some Google Pay/Wallet users have received an erroneous “You added a new card to your Google Account” email.

Google Wallet is running a fun promotion to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As announced in February, “GPay” is no longer available in the US. The redesigned Google Pay was announced in 2020 to “make money simple, secure, and helpful” with plans for a “mobile-first bank account” that never came to fruition.

Google is rolling out three updates to Google Pay today that aim to streamline usage across the web and mobile experience, like showing your card benefits.

Following the recently rolled out verification change that requires more frequent authentication, Google Pay on Android has been tweaked with an “Open Wallet” shortcut.

At I/O 2022, Google announced the ability to mask your physical credit card with a virtual number, and Citi cards are now supported.

When Google Wallet launched in 2022, Google kept the “GPay” app around in a handful of countries. The company announced today that the old Google Pay app is soon going away in the US.

Besides in-store NFC payments, Google Pay exists on the web, as well as in Android apps, and the bottom sheet UI is now getting a Material 3 redesign.

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Google Pay on the web has a Material 3 redesign

Google’s biggest apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, etc.) have been updated with Material You on the web, but it’s not as wide a rollout when compared to Android. The latest example of Material 3 is the Google Pay website. 

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Google Wallet in Canada can finally use cards from TD Bank

The last major bank in Canada that didn’t support Google Wallet, TD Bank, has this week finally launched support for NFC payments on Android phones.

Google Pay’s autofill experience in Chrome is set to get a big quality of life boost by better identifying your saved cards.

Following the Material You redesign, GPay is readying another change that consolidates the app to just two tabs in the bottom bar.

The GPay app, which was once the future of Google’s payments strategy, is still available for users in three countries and is getting some Material You tweaks.

After launching last year, Google Pay is making its first expansion with virtual cards as American Express cardholders can now use the feature on Chrome and Android.

In the US, the biggest banks already work together on Zelle money transfers, and now they’re planning a digital wallet to compete with the likes of Apple, PayPal, and Google.

While GPay is getting some Material You tweaks, the app is losing the ability to pay for parking and gas right from your phone in the US.

Enabling two-factor authentication for the vast majority of your online accounts is the bare minimum in this day and age. Google Pay will soon require 2FA (2SV) to “view any payment info.”