“In the designs, it’s a chip card on the Visa network, though Google could potentially support other networks like Mastercard. It will also “come co-branded with the Google name and its partnered bank, though the exact name of the product is still unknown.
“It connects to a Google app with new features that let users easily monitor purchases, check their balance or lock their account.” The Google card and associated checking account will allow users to buy things with a card or mobile phone or online, Techcrunch says. “Delving the depths of the Chromium Gerrit source code management last night, we came across a new flag added to the chrome://flags page of Google Chrome, which makes a reference to ‘Google-issued’ payment cards,” the publication says. “Another source confirmed that Google has recently worked on a payments card that its team hopes will become the foundation of its Google Pay app - and help it rival Apple Pay and the Apple Card.”Įarly support for the card has also appeared in Chrome, 9to5Google reports. The leaked screenshots were obtained by Techcrunch from a source who provided “proof that they came from Google,” the publication says. The accounts are designed to be opened and operated through Google Pay and will be offered free of charge to consumers, the company revealed in November. Google has partnered with Stanford Federal Credit Union and Citi for the launch of the new bank accounts. Leaked screenshots of a new Google Pay debit card, to be issued by banks partnering with the search engine giant for its planned move into the US banking market, include mention of an option to use a digital version of the card “for Bluetooth mobile payments”.
GOOGLE BANKING: The Google Pay debit card looks likely to support Bluetooth mobile payments
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