Android Pay and Google wallet set to be replaced by Google Pay

Google just announced that it’s merging all of its different payment services, including Android Pay and Google Wallet, into one unified service, now to be called Google Pay.

Google says it has worked for a year to “make these [payments] experiences simpler, safer, and more consistent,” Albeit Android Pay and Google Wallet products aren’t undergoing any major feature changes, but will now operate under the Google Pay name.

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In stores, the Google Pay brand will replace Android Pay in coming months and the Chrome Autofill setting will just be called Google Pay.

With the new method, payment information saved in your Google account will be available everywhere you use Google products: in Chrome for web purchases, in YouTube for renewing your subscriptions, in apps on Android for in-app purchases, and at retail outlets with NFC payments.

According to Google, apps like Airbnb, Dice, Fandango, HungryHouse, and Instacart already support Google Pay, with more sites and stores to follow shortly.

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