Google Pay news and trends

Visa Unveils New Push-to-Wallet Virtual Card Solutions
Credit Cards // October 29, 2024

Visa says it is expanding its push-to-wallet capabilities to cover virtual card use. As the payments giant said in a news release Tuesday (Oct. 29), this lets users push virtual cards to mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay with the ability to set spending limits...

Stablecoins, Tokenization and Caroline Ellison Headline This Week in Web3
Blockchain // September 25, 2024

Cryptocurrency’s wild ride isn’t over yet. Regulators are closing in, and innovation is speeding up. It’s safe to say that the blockchain landscape remains a bit of a battleground. Price volatility continues unabated, and scams are still peppering the landscape, including the Monday (Sept. 23)...

Alchemy Pay Integrates Crypto Card With Google Pay for Faster, More Secure Payments
Faster Payments // September 23, 2024

Fiat-cryptocurrency payment gateway Alchemy Pay’s Virtual Card now supports Google Pay, enabling users to pair the card with that digital payment platform. By adding the crypto card to Google Pay, users can make payments for everyday transactions more quickly and securely, Alchemy Pay said in...

Mastercard’s Crypto Debit Card Integrates With Apple and Google Pay
Cryptocurrency // September 06, 2024

More than half a billion people own crypto, primarily as a speculative investment. And now, with the news Thursday (Sept. 5) that Mercuryo has launched a euro-denominated debit card that allows users to spend bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly at over 100 million merchants using...

Interviews & Exclusives
Gen Z Online Shoppers 120% Likelier Than Millennials to Use Apple Pay

March 06, 2024
When it comes to digital wallet adoption, the youngest consumers are outpacing older generations by a wide margin, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals. By the Numbers The report “How Preferred Payment Availability Can Reduce Cart Abandonment,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Adobe collaboration, draws from a survey of more than 3,500 U.S. consumers to understand their actions, […]

eCommerce Checkouts Using Buy Button Are 46% Faster Than Without 

June 09, 2023
The whole point of buy buttons is to cut to the chase, as it were, for customers who have made up their minds and want to pay. This simple approach...

Half of Low-Income Consumers Pay With Debit and PayPal

March 06, 2023
The payment methods favored by those on stable financial footing compared to those struggling to meet bills is often a tale of living strictly within one’s means or having the...

Nearly a Third of Consumer Electronics Are Bought Online

February 17, 2023
We’re going online, more often, to buy the electronic gadgets that keep us online. As noted in our most report on digital commerce, “The Ascent of Digital Wallets,”  consumers’ “share”...

Quick Reads
Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments

November 05, 2024
Contactless Google Wallet payments are coming to Brazil’s Pix system. The country’s central bank this week previewed the new offering — Pix by Proximity — on Monday (Nov. 4), with central bank (BC) President Roberto Campos Neto joined by Fábio Coelho, president of Google Brazil. The offering is available now for digital wallet users, and […]

Visa Unveils New Push-to-Wallet Virtual Card Solutions

October 29, 2024
Visa says it is expanding its push-to-wallet capabilities to cover virtual card use. As the payments giant said in a news release Tuesday (Oct. 29), this lets users push virtual cards to mobile...

Alchemy Pay Integrates Crypto Card With Google Pay for Faster, More Secure Payments

September 23, 2024
Fiat-cryptocurrency payment gateway Alchemy Pay’s Virtual Card now supports Google Pay, enabling users to pair the card with that digital payment platform. By adding the crypto card to Google Pay,...

Google Expands Payments Partnership With India’s UPI

September 02, 2024
Google Pay has introduced several new offerings via India’s United Payments Interface (UPI). The tech giant announced the new features on its blog last week at the conclusion of the...