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Period: 02 Aug 2002 - 20 Nov 2025

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Google tests buy button form mobile ads

Google tests buy button form mobile ads

Google has begun testing a buy button that lets smartphone users click on selected search ads to go to a product page where they can complete a purchase.

Google teases 'hands free' payments

Google teases 'hands free' payments

It may have only launched Android Pay last week but Google is already looking for the next big thing in payments, teasing a "hands free" service that will be piloted later this year.

Google and Intel top charts of corporate investors in fintech

Google and Intel top charts of corporate investors in fintech

Financial services firms may dominate the list of corporate investors in fintech startups, but the biggest investment dollars are coming from two of the world's largest tech companies, Google and Intel, according to data from CB Insights.

Google unveils Android Pay

Google unveils Android Pay

Having seen its Wallet service fail to take off, Google is aiming another shot at the fast-growing mobile payments market with the launch of Android Pay.

Google Wallet funds get FDIC insurance

Google Wallet funds get FDIC insurance

Google has moved to give users of its Wallet mobile payments service more security by ensuring that their funds are now FDIC-insured, according to Yahoo Finance.

Google preps Gmail bill payment feature

Google preps Gmail bill payment feature

Google is plotting a service that enables people to receive and pay their bills through Gmail, according to an internal document seen by Re/code.

Google rolls out auto insurance comparison site in US

Google rolls out auto insurance comparison site in US

Google is rolling out a car insurance comparison site in California, with more states to follow.

Softcard confirms shut down

Softcard confirms shut down

US telco-owned mobile payments venture Softcard has confirmed that is shutting down after selling off technology and intellectual property to Google.

Google said to prep Android Pay API

Google said to prep Android Pay API

Google is preparing to launch a payments API that will enable third party developers to embed in-store and in-app payments within their apps, according to press reports.

Google bids to breathe life into Wallet through telco partnership

Google bids to breathe life into Wallet through telco partnership

Google is attempting to revive its flagging mobile wallet service by getting its app pre-installed on handsets sold by America's biggest telcos. In addition, the firm is buying technology from its telco-owned rival, Softcard, which looks set to be killed off.

Google retires Kenyan cashless transit service

Google retires Kenyan cashless transit service

Google's tactical retreat from the payments market continues apace with the closure of Bebapay, a pre-paid card for contactless transit fares in Kenya that was launched in 2013 with the support of Equity Bank.

Google brings e-mail money transfer system to Europe

Google brings e-mail money transfer system to Europe

Google is rolling out its e-mail-based money transfer system in the UK, almost two years after the feature was first released in the US.

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