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Google Wallet will soon no longer let you pay with your PayPal account in the US. On a help center page spotted by Android Authority, Google says it will stop supporting the payment method and automatically delete linked PayPal accounts on June 13th, 2025.

The company has also stopped letting users link PayPal accounts to Wallet as of April 11th. Now, users who previously relied on PayPal to quickly connect their payment methods with Google Wallet will have to manually add a credit card, debit card, or bank information if they want to keep using the app.

Google notes that it will still accept PayPal-branded debit cards. “To deliver smart, flexible, and more rewarding ways to pay, PayPal constantly improves their offerings,” Google writes in a FAQ, while referring users to an email sent by PayPal.

The Verge reached out to PayPal with a request for more information but didn’t immediately hear back.

If you use a linked PayPal account for recurring payments, Google says you’ll need to change your payment method on the merchant’s website to keep using the service. Google Wallet will also no longer display your PayPal transaction history, which you’ll now have to view on PayPal’s website or app. Google Wallet’s PayPal integration will still work for users in Germany.

PayPal first rolled out support for Google Wallet — then called Android Pay — in 2017. Its rival digital wallet also continues to evolve, with the PayPal app adding tap-to-pay on iPhones in Germany and rolling out a way for groups to pool money.


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[–] hera@feddit.uk 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

PayPal lost a long time ago. It is barely used in the UK now.

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not sure that is true? On a quick search, in the UK 3 in 10 had used it for point of sale purchases and 8 in 10 had used it online in 2023-2024. Of course that is used it at least once and does not reflect its actual market share.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389396/paypal-adoption-in-uk/

[–] hera@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

I think it is often used as a card handler and less as a way that people pay (as we used to, by connecting it to a bank account or having a balance)

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's insane that 30% POS usage considering that they have 3-4x the fees that other POS vendors are charging

[–] hera@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

I can never not read POS as Piece of Shit