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Google's spring cleaning continues with this week's announcement that Google Checkout will be retired in the fall to make way for Google Wallet.
Checkout merchants can continue to accept payments until Nov. 20, when the service will close its doors forever.
In an effort to ease retailers' pain, Google has partnered with Braintree, Shopify, and Freshbooks to offer discounted migration options for those without payment processing. U.S. merchants who do have payment processing can apply online for Google Wallet Instant Buy.
Interested users can join Google's live webinar at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday for more details.
Google Play developers won't be left out in the cold. According to Justin Lawyer, senior product manager for Google Wallet, developers selling through properties like Google Play, the Chrome Web Store, and Offers Marketplace will continue to be supported, and will automatically transition to the Google Wallet Merchant Center soon.
Shoppers, meanwhile, can keep making purchases on apps and sites like Priceline, Uber, and Rue La La, as well as various Google properties, with Google Wallet.
"Just look for the Google Wallet button to make safer and more secure payments," Lawyer said in a blog post.
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Checkout merchants can continue to accept payments until Nov. 20, when the service will close its doors forever.
In an effort to ease retailers' pain, Google has partnered with Braintree, Shopify, and Freshbooks to offer discounted migration options for those without payment processing. U.S. merchants who do have payment processing can apply online for Google Wallet Instant Buy.
Interested users can join Google's live webinar at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday for more details.
Google Play developers won't be left out in the cold. According to Justin Lawyer, senior product manager for Google Wallet, developers selling through properties like Google Play, the Chrome Web Store, and Offers Marketplace will continue to be supported, and will automatically transition to the Google Wallet Merchant Center soon.
Shoppers, meanwhile, can keep making purchases on apps and sites like Priceline, Uber, and Rue La La, as well as various Google properties, with Google Wallet.
"Just look for the Google Wallet button to make safer and more secure payments," Lawyer said in a blog post.
rest of the article...