Google Cloud has announced the launch of its Layer 1 blockchain, designed to enable efficient digital payment systems for financial institutions and businesses.

Meta has signed a six-year, USD 10 billion deal with Google Cloud for services, marking their first cloud partnership between the two companies as Meta aims to expand its AI capabilities and infrastructure.

Google Play has upgraded its policy, effective as of 29 October 2025, to require crypto wallet apps to meet certain licensing conditions in specific countries.

Australian card issuer Zip Co has collaborated with Google to bring the benefits of Google Wallet to iOS and to launch a secure and optimised experience across both iOS and Android.

Payment network Affirm has announced the expansion of its partnership with Google Pay and has integrated with autofill on Chrome.

Google Cloud has extended its strategic partnership with Wells Fargo to support the latter in deploying and using agentic AI at scale.

NatWest Group has announced its collaboration with Google Cloud to support its strategy of helping businesses grow and adapt to rapid technological changes.

Visa has announced the integration of Google Pay with its fleet card offerings, introducing tokenization and push-to-wallet capabilities across the digital wallet ecosystem.

Google Play has integrated K PLUS from KASIKORNBANK via Ant International’s Antom to offer a new local payment method.