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I think the wallet is Google Wallet. Very confusing, I know.

happymellon 3y ago
From their website in the UK https://pay.google.com/about/ https://pay.google.com/about/ -------- Google Pay is the fast, simple way to pay on sites, in apps, and in stores using the cards saved to your Google Account. :Add a card to Google Pay: And download Google Wallet to pay with your Android device. ---- I think Google Wallet is just the Android app to use Google Pay and you use it to save cards *to* Google Pay. They even have a link to "Add a card to Google Pay". Pretty sure a couple of years ago Google Wallet was called Google Pay, but they renamed it. Presumably for whatever service Google Pay App is. Really confusing. Classic Google.
bhhaskin 3y ago
Yeah the split it up. I am pretty sure this is the Vemo like service of being able to send money to other people.
- happymellon 3y ago
  The banking system in the US is so messed up, and Venmo is so hostile. Here in the UK I can just send people money immediately, and been able to do that for decades.
  - KomoD 3y ago
    Same here (Swish), we've got great authentication as well (BankID)
  - dboreham 3y ago
    It's deliberately messed up in order to make more profit if you're a bank. UK has proper electronic funds transfer because the culture accepts government telling big business to do stuff for the public benefit. US political corruption and culture precludes that.
    - happymellon 3y ago
      I think it's worse than that. My bank offers a US routing and account number so that Americans can transfer money, since the banks over there struggle with international payments. I then found out that my in-laws still can't transfer money because their bank has removed the ability to send money to another account that isn't via Venmo. It's not "messed up" it's hostile.
    - dralley 3y ago
      The US has that too, it's just decades late. FedNOW is being rolled out this year
- dboreham 3y ago
  Ah the old axiom that you only discover Google offers product X on the day they EOL it.
duskwuff 3y ago
The notice on the Wikipedia article for "Google Wallet" is telling: > This article is about the mobile app introduced in 2022. For the discontinued service of the same name, see Google Wallet (2011–2018). > "Google Pay (2018–2022)" redirects here. For the 2020 app, see Google Pay (mobile app).

From their website in the UK https://pay.google.com/about/ https://pay.google.com/about/ -------- Google Pay is the fast, simple way to pay on sites, in apps, and in stores using the cards saved to your Google Account. :Add a card to Google Pay: And download Google Wallet to pay with your Android device. ---- I think Google Wallet is just the Android app to use Google Pay and you use it to save cards *to* Google Pay. They even have a link to "Add a card to Google Pay". Pretty sure a couple of years ago Google Wallet was called Google Pay, but they renamed it. Presumably for whatever service Google Pay App is. Really confusing. Classic Google.

bhhaskin 3y ago

Yeah the split it up. I am pretty sure this is the Vemo like service of being able to send money to other people.

happymellon 3y ago
The banking system in the US is so messed up, and Venmo is so hostile. Here in the UK I can just send people money immediately, and been able to do that for decades.
- KomoD 3y ago
  Same here (Swish), we've got great authentication as well (BankID)
- dboreham 3y ago
  It's deliberately messed up in order to make more profit if you're a bank. UK has proper electronic funds transfer because the culture accepts government telling big business to do stuff for the public benefit. US political corruption and culture precludes that.
  - happymellon 3y ago
    I think it's worse than that. My bank offers a US routing and account number so that Americans can transfer money, since the banks over there struggle with international payments. I then found out that my in-laws still can't transfer money because their bank has removed the ability to send money to another account that isn't via Venmo. It's not "messed up" it's hostile.
  - dralley 3y ago
    The US has that too, it's just decades late. FedNOW is being rolled out this year
dboreham 3y ago
Ah the old axiom that you only discover Google offers product X on the day they EOL it.

duskwuff 3y ago

The notice on the Wikipedia article for "Google Wallet" is telling: > This article is about the mobile app introduced in 2022. For the discontinued service of the same name, see Google Wallet (2011–2018). > "Google Pay (2018–2022)" redirects here. For the 2020 app, see Google Pay (mobile app).