Google Pay is shutting down within the U.S. in an effort to focus its fee providers on Google Pockets.

In a weblog put up on Thursday, Google mentioned the U.S. model of the standalone Google Pay app can be shutting down by June 4, 2024. The Google Pay app, which remains to be out there in India and Singapore will keep the identical.

Google Pay, the digital fee app for desktop, cellular apps, and in shops, was just about phased out by the introduction of Google Pockets in 2022. Google Pockets, which is a cellular app for Android customers, is used 5 occasions greater than Google Pay, based on the announcement. Since Pockets may also home bank cards for tap-to-pay, in addition to digital IDs, and public transit passes, it is confirmed to be the extra helpful different.

It is considerably typical for Google to launch merchandise solely to close them down or roll them into different merchandise after a couple of years on account of lack of demand or industrial curiosity. The Google graveyard consists of Jamboard, its cloud gaming service Stadia, and Google Play Music. So this is only one of many Google merchandise to chew the mud. However Google Pay customers will not be left stranded.

In case you’re a Google Pay person, you’ll be able to nonetheless use the U.S. model of the app till June 4. However you’ll be able to nonetheless switch funds out of your account into your checking account via the Google Pay web site after June 4. After that, Google Pay customers will now not be capable to ship, request, or switch cash via the app.