Google launched Universal Commercee Protocol as the protocol layer between consumers, retailers, and payment systems.

Ending more than a year of speculation and rumors, Google plans to release on Thursday its much-awaited online payments system, likely surprising many because its reach will extend farther than ...

It was only a matter of time — following in the footsteps of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot, Google is launching direct checkout on eligible product listings in the AI Mode section of Google ...

Google has integrated a direct shopping and checkout feature into its Gemini AI chatbot, enabling users to complete online purchases without needing to exit the conversation. The company recently ...

Google introduces a new ‘Checkout’ feature in Gemini and Search AI Mode, allowing US users to make direct purchases through conversations with AI. PCWorld reports that Google launched the Universal ...

Critics are connecting “personalized upselling” language to the idea of individualized price manipulation. Google says upselling is about showing premium options, not raising prices. Google says its ...

Merchants and shoppers are complaining that Google Inc.’s Checkout service often takes too long to complete sales transactions and sometimes cancels orders unjustifiably and without warning. The ...

Revolut Pay joins Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) to support agent-led transactions, extending one-tap checkout across ...

It all started on June 29, 2006 with the official launch Google Checkout. From there, the onslaught of public releases touting the significance and value proposition began. Online merchants and online ...

People were experiencing a Google Wallet bug that required people to authenticate before every transaction. It was a pretty annoying bug, and it really slowed down transactions. However, Google has ...

AI players such as Google and OpenAI have made big moves in the retail and consumer spaces lately.