Google Wallet will start today - tomorrow

The new service Google Wallet presumably starts today, according to Techcrunch, citing its own sources and documentation with the launch announcement, which was in the hands of the blog's editors.

Last week, Google posted an entertaining teaser for the Google Wallet service. The conclusion is simple: Google Wallet will be launched soon. Now we are sure that we know the exact date - today.

As you can see in the picture, a letter has been sent to all partners that September 19 is the launch day. Information verified - this is confirmed by our sources. The event very successfully coincides with the beginning of the International Conference on NFC technology, which also begins today on the French Riviera. Google has not yet announced a speaker at this event, but their main partner MasterCard is the official sponsor.
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Back in May, when Google Wallet and Offers were originally introduced, Google said that the field tests for Wallet would be launched immediately, but the official launch will follow this summer. Initial forecasts indicated September 1. Technically, in the states summer lasts until September 22, so Google did not miss with a promise.

Although this will be an official launch, the product itself is likely still very limited. Only the 4G Nexus S smartphone is currently officially compatible, and it is available only in the USA. We also need equipment for points of sale - the situation with it is also not clear. And again, until now, MasterCard is the only official partner among payment systems. Perhaps Google has a solution for these problems - we will know about it today. But now everything indicates that MasterCard from the Citi banking group is the only currently supported card type.

The launch of today is of great importance for Google, because the start of sales of their next flagship Android smartphone, Nexus Prime, is not far off. It has already laid NFC technology, which means it will bring to the Wallet service in particular, and the corporation as a whole, a huge Verizon customer base.

We are waiting for new claims from PayPal, and we hope that Google will turn out to be faster with access to the CIS market!