Google Pay will be retired on June 4 this year. Although the payment platform has largely been replaced by Google Wallet since 2022, it was still used under the old name in many countries.
The decision can be seen in Google’s strategy to simplify its service offering. After the June 4 deadline, Google Pay as such will only be available in India and Singapore, “due to the unique needs of that country,” Google said in a statement. blog post.
As part of the phase-out, Google will be removing peer-to-peer payments (P2P), as well as balance management and the ‘find offers and deals’ menu. For the latter, Google recommends the new one deals page in his search engine. Even after June 4, you will still be able to transfer your balance to a bank account via the Google Pay website.
Google Pay replaced by Google Wallet
Google Wallet is therefore already largely the replacement for Google Pay, worldwide. The new platform has five times as many users in 180 countries, the search giant said. That’s because Google Wallet has more to offer than just payments. You can also store your public transport passes, your driver’s license, virtual car keys and more.
The new system will also create clarity for users. Google’s payment system has actually been a bit of a mess over the years. It started as Google Wallet, which was released in 2011. In the initial phase, this was a top-to-pay system that was far ahead of Apple Pay (which only became available in 2014).
When Android Pay came onto the market in 2015, it was integrated into Google Wallet three years later and the service was renamed to Google Pay. In the early years there was also the Google Wallet Card, a type of prepaid debit card that could be used at merchants that accepted Mastercard. But it disappeared in 2016.
