google pay Now handles transactions worth $400 billion annually. It launched Bill Split in Google Pay which will be available later this year. Google has also added Hindi to the default language support of Google Pay. It will now be called Hinglish (both English and Hindi) and will be launched early next year. It is also planning to roll out the Pay-Via-Voice feature in Google Pay that will allow money to be transferred directly to your bank accounts using voice commands. This feature will be available for all users.
The new My Shop feature for merchants on Google Pay will include photos, working hours and more, which will be added later this year to help businesses grow.
Google has laid out the roadmap for its India trip with the 7th Google for India event today. The US-based company reiterated its commitment to use its previously announced $10 billion fund for India in digitization. Now you can also use Google Assistant for end-to-end covid-19 vaccination schedule. Your Aadhaar will be required to register. You can choose the vaccines and slots available with the Google Assistant.
Google also announced that users will now be able to access web pages in their preferred language. Currently, it is available in five Indian dialects.
Half of India’s population is still offline. Google partnered with Jio to reach out to those people and in the process partnered with Jio to bring out the JioPhone Next. JioPhone Next comes with an OS developed by Google called Pragati. It has features like Translate and Read Aloud to help the first time internet users. Google is also working on local filters to develop the JioPhone Next smartphone. Google is working to bring more affordable and localized smartphones.
“We are the first company in India for billions of Indians,” said Sanjay Gupta, VP, Google India. He said that the digital economy has grown in India with 2.5 new smartphone users after the pandemic. UPI transactions have touched $3.5 billion in valuation and people are spending 20 per cent more time on smartphones.
It has launched Google Career Support to help college graduates with new job opportunities.
Last year, Google announced a $10 billion Google for India Digitization Fund to invest in the country’s digital momentum through equity investments, partnerships, and a mix of operational, infrastructural and ecosystem investments.
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