In today’s digital age, most people prefer to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for online transactions. There are several online payment services available for this purpose. Interestingly, Google has also launched Google Wallet for Indian users. However, there were rumors circulating for some time that Google Wallet had not been officially launched in India. But a few days ago, some beta users in India had used Google Wallet.
Following this, there are now reports that Google Wallet has been launched in India. It has been listed on the Google Play Store. Some Indian users are also downloading Google Wallet from the Google Play Store. However, Google has officially confirmed that they have not yet launched Google Wallet in India. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see when Google will launch this Google Wallet in India.
In fact, some users on social media platforms have shared screenshots of Google Wallet on their phones. After which it started being expected that Google has launched its Google Wallet in India. Which has not yet been officially launched. But at the same time, it is also expected that Google may offer Google Wallet services to all users in India within a few days. In such a situation, you should first know what Google Wallet is and how it is different from Google Pay:
How Different is Google Wallet from Google Pay (Google Wallet vs Google Pay)
In fact, Google Wallet is like a digital purse. In this, users can easily save digital documents. Also, users can use this wallet anywhere when needed. It works like the digital purse DigiLocker present in India. Through this wallet, users can very easily save any necessary documents or details.
Let us tell you that users can also save documents in Google Wallet app with QR code or bar code. Through this, users can also create a digital version of a document manually. Not only this, but Google Wallet app can also store credit cards, debit cards, and transit passes. Which can be used directly on NFC supported phone for contactless payment.
In fact, Google Wallet is considered very beneficial for contactless payment. To use it, users will have to enter their bank and all cards information only once. Once the details of these documents are entered, you can make contactless payment anywhere without swiping the card, through the app. Let us tell you that you can very easily make payment anywhere through your phone. Not only this, users can easily secure this app with pin protection. Along with storing documents digitally, Google Wallet can eliminate the problem of keeping it manually. This keeps the security of necessary documents and cards intact. This is a bit different from Google Pay.