Economy, Banking and Finance · 2 July 2026
PayGlocal launches Google Pay Card Payments for international payment gateway
Exam-focused facts from the 2 July 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- PayGlocal has launched Google Pay Card Payments on its International Payment Gateway, becoming one of the first Indian payment platforms to enable Google Pay for international transactions.
- Indian merchants can now reach over one billion customers across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore, and Western Europe via Google Pay and Apple Pay.
- Google Pay operates in 86+ countries, supports 60+ currencies, and is integrated with over 6.4 million merchants globally, including 87% of merchants in the United States.
- PayGlocal anticipates a nearly 40% increase in merchant activations following the integration of Google Pay.
- Founded in 2021, PayGlocal is authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a Payment Aggregator for domestic (online) and cross-border (inward and outward) transactions.