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Google Wallet was out there to some customers within the nation however is that an official launch?
Google Wallet app provides you options like boarding ticket, storing paperwork and even retailer your fee playing cards however will it come to India?
Google Wallet app is offered within the US and some extra international locations. But some individuals acquired excited when the app was working for Android customers in India which hinted at an imminent launch of Google Wallet.
However, the corporate has been fast to dismiss these rumours and confirmed to us that Google Wallet is just not launching in India, at the least for now. Google already has the Google Pay platform catering to digital fee within the nation, and it claims to be totally invested within the product.
“While we don’t have anything new to share right now, we’re always working to bring more convenience to people’s digital experiences in India. We’re continuing to invest in the Google Pay app to give people easy, secure access to digital payments,” a Google spokesperson stated to News18 Tech this week.
We independently tried to put in the Google Wallet from the Play Store however the itemizing stated, “the item is not available in your country.” It is feasible that Google might need opened the entry to the app for testing function and a few customers acquired maintain of it considering it has formally launched within the nation.
Google Wallet is principally a set of a number of companies baked into one app. Google Pay however, at the least in markets like India, is used as a 3rd-get together fee app for UPI funds which might be supplied by conventional banks like Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amongst others.
Google is already invested closely in constructing in addition to advertising and marketing Google Pay in India, which incorporates energetic involvement with the federal government. Going by these measures, it might be fascinating to see if Google Wallet does launch within the nation.
After all, it has different options like digital boarding move that may be paired with the DigiYatra platform, you even have the choice to make NFC-based mostly funds that can be coming with Android 15 later this yr and extra importantly, storing your paperwork aka DigiLocker in your smartphones.
