TechCrunch has obtained imagery that shows Google is developing its own physical and virtual credit/debit cards.
It connects to a Google app with new features that let users easily monitor purchases, check their balance or lock their account. The card will be co-branded with different bank partners, including CITI and Stanford Federal Credit Union.
A source provided TechCrunch with the images seen here, as well as proof that they came from Google. 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…
The Google debit card will come co-branded with the Google name and its partnered bank, though the exact name of the product is still unknown. In the designs, it’s a chip card on the Visa network, though Google could potentially support other networks like Mastercard. Users are able to add money or transfer funds out of their account from the connected Google app, which is likely to be Google Pay, and use a fingerprint and PIN for account security.
Once connected to their bank or credit union account, users could pay for purchases in retail stores with a physical Google debit card, including with contactless payments, by just holding it up to a card reader. A virtual version of the card that lives on a user’s phone can also be used for Bluetooth mobile payments. Meanwhile, a virtual card number can be used for online or in-app payments.
MacDailyNews Take: Google knocking off an Apple innovation? Shocking.
Here’s Google’s Android before and after Apple’s iPhone:
Fsck Google
I wonder why Boogle just doesn’t buy Samdung…both ridiculous copy cats with no originality of their own?
The Korean’s are similar to the Germans, they don’t sell out important home grown companies.
Me: Will Google knock off the Apple Card?
Them: Don’t hold your breath.
Me: I never stopped breathing.
Because people want to give more of their personal information to Google.
Security is to be the major focus.
History TidBits:
Google Card – still in prototype 2020-04-17 – less secure, less smooth
AppleCard launched 2019-08-20! (8 months ago)
ApplePay launched 2014-10-20! (5.5 years ago) in iOS 8.1 / iPhone6
AppleCard is MasterCard with Goldman Sachs vs Google Card VISA with CITI Bank/Stanford Federal Credit Union
What took them so long? 😜
If they have problems with security for Android, WTF is gonna happen with this? No thanks.
This sounds a lot more like the debit card Paypal offers than the credit card Apple offers. Not a direct competitor as the article seems to imply.