Google

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Period: 02 Aug 2002 - 09 Aug 2024

Google Wallet gets physical card companion

Google Wallet is finally getting a companion physical pre-paid debit card as it shifts ever further away from its NFC roots.

Google integrates coupon service with Maps

Google is rolling out a tool which lets US firms create coupon offers and link them to its Maps service.

RedBottle demos Google Glass app for buying instore items with bitcoins

An app that lets people use Google Glass to check-out items in high street stores and pay using Bitcoin has been released in the US.

Google Wallet comes to the iPhone

Google has finally launched an NFC-less version of its mobile Wallet app for Apple's iPhone.

Google Wallet overhaul shifts emphasis away from NFC

Google has overhauled its mobile wallet service, opening it up to all Android devices running version 2.3 or higher and distancing it from its NFC-based origins.

Fidelity tests Google Glass markets app

US financial services giant Fidelity Investments has begun experimenting with Google Glass, developing an app that lets users keep an eye on the markets.

PrivatBank goggles at Google Glass; Motorola takes the password pill

Ukraine's PrivatBank has released a conceptual video showing how the bank's mobile applications will be used by customers donning Google Glass.

Square launches e-mail cash transfers; Google shutters CheckOut

Square is to move into PayPal's core territory with the invitation-only launch of a P2P email cash transfer service, dubbed Square Cash.

Google to use Gmail and Chrome assets to push Wallet uptake

With its mobile wallet struggling to gain traction on the high street, Google is to use its extensive Web assets to spur uptake, announcing a new payments API for Chrome browsers and the ability to send money as a Gmail attachment.

Google Wallet chief Bedier quits

The head of Google Wallet, Osama Bedier, has quit after two years in the job during which the mobile payments operation has failed to take off.

Google buys minority stake in Lending Club

Google has become a minority stake-holder in Lending Club after leading a $125 million deal to buy a share in the peer-to-peer loan specialist from existing investors.

Google search volumes can predict markets - study

Analysing how often key finance-related words are searched for using Google could help predict stock market moves, a new academic paper suggests.