Thursday, November 13, 2014

"Google Wallet for digital goods" disappears, you'll have to find another way to get paid for your digital content


Important news for retailers, developers and anyone else who might occupy the API of Google Wallet for goods , specialized section of Google for selling digital products (books, music, pictures, etc.) via websites and applications Wallet no native mobile, ie operating within a browser: From March 2015 the service will be discontinued and those buyers who try to make a payment by the typical button "Buy with Google" will crash with an error page 404 . The in-app purchases like the ones used by many developers of Android to allow the Play Store whoever manages, besides shopping in physical stores, are not affected.
Yes, if you were using Google Wallet to offer your digital content and even subscriptions to them, you have to start looking for an alternative to payment processing, either to the suitability of a footbridge own or with the help of third party services (PayPal , Stripe, 2Checkout, etc.), since March 2, 2015 Google Wallet for goods transactions will close permanently. If you need help with the elimination of integration, and are arranged respective technical guides to facilitate the task.
In short, a bad news for small businesses and content generators that had him by default. Regarding the reasons given by Google for disposal talking about the improvement and development of its trading tools to "adapt to market needs in the world of online payments" is followed, or in short, many users are preferring in-app purchases (in the case of mobile) or who is better to keep a more centralized control use their services is given.

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