That’s why Google is merging its Checkout and Wallet services into a unified payment system for both online and mobile purchases under the Google Wallet banner. Existing Checkout users will be able to migrate their account information the next time the log in or make an online purchase. In addition to unifying its payment system, Google is also installing Wallet functionality across its network — including the Android Market, YouTube and Google+ Games.
Checkout debuted in 2006 as a push-button means of making online purchases, while Wallet was rolled out earlier this year in the US for mobile transactions. [Google Commerce via Macworld]
Bob
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 12:44 PMDoes this mean Australians can now use Google Wallet for mobile payments by combining the hack and google checkout functionality?
Nathan
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 12:05 PMThis tech is kinda worrying in a way as Mythbusters were shut down from dedicating a show to testing RFID technology by credit card companies who lawyered up big time.
Jay Gould
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9:31 AMThe thing I like the best about Google Wallet is that, unlike many of its competitors, it would allow users to link all of their cards, regardless of brand (Visa, MasterCard, etc.) to their Google Wallet accounts.
From a consumer’s point of view, the best mobile wallet would store all of our cards, as well as cash and checks. What we would not want to have is a clutter of apps for each individual card type or even each card issuer. So Google is moving in precisely the right direction and I hope the promised future versions will build on that foundation. http://blog.unibulmerchantservices.com/google-wallet-goes-live-more-consumer-friendly-version-to-follow