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Google to Shutter Google Checkout in Favor of Google Wallet
Google announced Monday that it will close down its online payment processing product Google Checkout in six months, as it looks to build support for the multiscreen Google Wallet product. Merchants who use Google Checkout have one of two choices: Those in the U.S. with payment processing can apply for Google Wallet Instant Buy; those without their own payment processing can get discounts to transition over to payment services Braintree, Shopify or FreshBooks, Google said in a blog post.
The Onion, Yahoo-Hulu and Android on Windows — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week
A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week.
Ahead of I/O, Google Wallet Drops Plans to Introduce a Physical Card
Google’s planned shiny black card is no longer coming to a physical wallet near you. If ever.
News Byte
Google Loses Its Wallet VP
Osama Bedier, who joined Google in 2011 and headed the Google Wallet payment business, is leaving the company. Google confirmed a VentureBeat report, saying Bedier had decided to pursue unspecified opportunities.News Byte
Want a Ticket to Google I/O? Better Check eBay.
Willing to pay $900 for a hot new mystery gadget or two, access to Google executives and platform people, and some delicious lunches? You’re too late. Tickets to Google’s I/O developer conference, May 15-17, sold out this morning in less than an hour, after some reported hiccups with Google Wallet payments.Visa Blesses RIM’s Mobile Payment Platform
Shall I charge this to your BlackBerry, sir?
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2013: The Year Payments Finally Emerge From the Dark Ages?
The mobile payment revolution isn’t just about giving customers a trendy new way to pay.
When Does Groupon — Still at More Than 80 Percent Off — Become a Deal for Someone?
If Groupon chooses to look for a buyer, this may be its hardest sale yet.
Cardfree Raises $10 Million to Enter the Crowded Mobile Payments Business
Founded by veterans in the mobile payments space, Cardfree is launching yet another solution in the noisy sector.
Google Wallet Exec: No Surprise Digital Payments Are Slow Going
It took the credit card 50 years to become the ubiquitous payment form it is today, says Google’s Osama Bedier.