Security News > 2024 > February > Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds
Google Pay is a secure mobile wallet that lets users send money to businesses or friends, make online purchases, pay bills, and earn rewards that translate to cash-backs or discounts.
The tech giant announced that the change affects only the U.S. version of the standalone Google Pay app.
Users that fail to transfer funds out of the app by the time it retires can still do it through the Google Pay website.
U.S.-based users can find detailed instructions on how to move their money out of Google Pay in this guide.
Google recommends U.S. users to switch to the Wallet app, which the company says is used five times more than Pay in the U.S. Wallet is designed as a more comprehensive solution that lets users store payment cards as well as other digital items like transit cards, driver's licenses, state I.D.s, and more.
Referring to users that rely on Google Pay to send money from the U.S. to India or Singapore through Wise, a financial platform for cross-border payment transfers, Google says that the feature will no longer be available starting June 4.