Google Wallet has been around for a longer time than Apple Pay, although safe to say that Apple Pay has been generating far more interest compared to the former. However it seems that it is possible that Google Wallet has seen an uptick in its usage, which some have speculated to be thanks to the hype of Apple Pay and mobile payment services in general.
According to Ars Technica’s sources, they claim that Google Wallet’s weekly transactions has seen an increase of 50%, which is actually a pretty huge leap. Their source also mentioned that new users have doubled compared to the previous month although it is unclear as to why this might be happening now.
Like we said one of the possibilities is because of Apple Pay. Granted both platforms can be considered rivals, but given how much press Apple Pay has gotten, especially in the wake up MCX’s CurrentC that blocks both Apple Pay and Google Wallet, perhaps users are protesting by opting to use Google Wallet more than before.
That being said, whatever the case is, it is certainly good news for Google but whether or not the growth in users and transactions can be maintained, or if it is a one time growth spurt remains to be seen, but in the meantime have you recently started to use Google Wallet after hearing so much about mobile payments these days and wanted to see what all the fuss is about?
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