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Former Google exec launches fintech startup

A startup offering free credit checks has been launched by the former managing director of Google UK, Dan Cobley.

20 July 2015

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.

15 July 2015

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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.

01 June 2015

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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.

01 June 2015

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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.

28 May 2015

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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.

20 April 2015

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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.

25 March 2015

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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.

06 March 2015

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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.

27 February 2015

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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.

26 February 2015

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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.

23 February 2015

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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.

18 February 2015

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