Google Pay (mobile app)

Google Pay, also known as GPay,[1][2] is a mobile payments application developed by Google. It has been rolled out in India, Singapore, and the United States. It is scheduled to shut down in the United states in 2024, with functionality merged into the Google Pay website and Google Wallet.

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Google Pay
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseNovember 18, 2020 (2020-11-18)
Stable release(s) [±]
Operating systemAndroid 6.0 or later
iOS 14 or later
LicenseProprietary
Websitepay.google.com

History

On November 18, 2020, Google launched a companion app in the United States. It functions as an expansion of the Singaporean and Indian versions of the app, the company announced the Google Wallet companion app during the 2022 Google I/O keynote,[3] which replaced the 2018 Google Pay app while co-existing with the 2020 one after it was launched on July 18, 2022.[4]

On February 22, 2024, Google announced that it would be discontinuing the app only in United States on June 4, 2024.[5]

Country availability
Country Release date Discontinuation date
 IndiaAugust 28, 2018
 SingaporeSeptember 24, 2020[6]
 United StatesNovember 18, 2020[7] June 4, 2024

See also

References
  1. Romero, Andrew (March 11, 2022). "The difference between GPay and Google Pay – Which one should you use?". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022.
  2. Adamu, Haroun (September 6, 2023). "Google Pay vs. Samsung Pay: Which tap to pay system is best?". Android Police. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. Clark, Mitchell (May 11, 2022). "Google thinks the time is right to bring back Wallet". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. Li, Abner (May 11, 2022). "Google Wallet wants to replace your physical wallet (and the old Google Pay app)". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. "Simplifying our payment apps in the U.S." Google. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. "Google Pay, built for Singapore". September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. "Google Pay reimagined: pay, save, manage expenses and more". November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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