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Google taps Santander tech to help firms transition to the cloud

Google Cloud has launched a service, built on top of technology developed by Banco Santander, to help companies migrate from legacy mainframe systems to the cloud.

12 October 2022

Company announcement/cloud

Google Cloud to accept crypto payments through partnership with Coinbase

Today, Google Cloud and Coinbase announced a new, long-term strategic partnership to better serve the growing Web3 ecosystem and its developers.

11 October 2022

News/cloud

UK communications watchdog launches cloud competition probe

Ofcom has announced its probe into cloud service providers Amazon, Microsoft and Google. The investigation will look into these providers, which generate around 81% of revenues in UK public cloud, to ensure the market is working properly and not limiting innovation or growth.

23 September 2022

Company announcement/payments

Flutterwave enables Google Pay for African businesses

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method on Flutterwave. As part of this collaboration, Google Pay will serve as an additional payment option for merchants on Flutterwave for business. This collaboration will offer safe and seamless payments, as well as convenient checkout experiences for customers.

23 September 2022

News/regulation

Indonesian anti-trust agency investigates unfair Google app payments

Indonesian watchdog KPPU is investigating Google for breaching anti-monopoly laws and carrying out unlawful business practices on the Google Play Store.

16 September 2022

Company announcement/cloud

Jack Henry inks deal with Google Cloud

Jack Henry™ (Nasdaq: JKHY), a leading provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, announced today a collaboration with Google Cloud to further enable its multi-year next-generation technology strategy focused on helping community and regional financial institutions innovate faster and meet the evolving needs of their accountholders.

01 September 2022

News/sustainable

Google Cloud and MAS bid to catalyse climate fintech

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of climate fintech in Asia.

26 July 2022

News/payments

Google Wallet starts rolling out worldwide

The new Google Wallet has begun appearing on phones in dozens of countries as the tech giant tries to reboot its mobile payments system.

20 July 2022

News/cloud

NatWest Markets eyes big gains in migration to Google Cloud

As it transitions to Google Cloud, NatWest Markets is aiming to build artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities that can detect financial risks for customers before they arise.

14 July 2022

News/payments

Money 20/20 EU: Ukrainian fintech is alive and thriving

What’s next for NFTs? Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue to dominate headlines and event agendas as 2022 roars on, yet, panellists on day two of Money 20/20 Europe argued that it is a topic where the technology is not yet fully used or understood.

09 June 2022

Company announcement/cloud

Banks show wide gap between ambition and execution in cloud adoption

Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company, today released its Future of Cloud in Banking report conducted in collaboration with Google Cloud.

18 May 2022

News/security

Google brings virtual cards to Chrome and Android

Google is working with Visa, Mastercard and American Express to bring virtual cards to Chrome and Android.

12 May 2022