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by wiradikusuma 3164 days ago
Before I get my hopes up.. Is this "only for US" (and a small number of countries)?
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dopamean 3164 days ago
Under the section about the rules

> The following terms apply if you access or use the Google Payment APIs in Central America, South America or China: ...

I'm no lawyer but this seems to imply that it at least includes those regions.

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plumeria 3163 days ago
It is a shame that there is no clear information regarding this. I am in Costa Rica (Central America) and would love to use this here.
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clintonb 3163 days ago
Ultimately, acceptance depends on who is processing your payments (e.g. Stripe, Adyen, CyberSource). All Apple/Google Pay do is take advantage of tokenization, which allows buyers to send merchants a token/pointer to an account rather than a real credit card number. Every transaction gets a different card number to minimize risk in the event of a data breach. Additionally, both services make it really easy to checkout by providing a simple method to provide the billing/shipping address in addition to the payment info. No more typing. Just click the appropriate pay button, and confirm payment with your fingerprint/passcode on your phone.

Here is a demo I created for edX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axTCbUjWcbI

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plumeria 3163 days ago
Oh ok, thanks for the detailed explanation!
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