Merchants and shoppers are complaining that Google Inc.’s Checkout service often takes too long to complete sales transactions and sometimes cancels orders unjustifiably and without warning. The ...

Google responds to “personalized upselling” criticism tied to its AI Mode checkout roadmap, saying upselling means premium options, not higher prices.

Google's AI Mode checkout aims to reduce friction, but retailers question what it means for brand control, cross-sells, and customer data.

As NFC technology and mobile purchasing move into the mainstream, Google’s separate online payment systems, Checkout and Wallet, have become redundant. One of them has got to go. That’s why Google is ...

Google rolled out upgrades and perks for Google Checkout users, timed to catch Cyber Monday's online shopping rush. The enhancements centered on tracking and organizing purchases, while the perks ...

Google is turning artificial intelligence into a new kind of checkout layer, collapsing search, recommendation and payment into a single conversational flow that sits on top of retail apps and ...

Google is embracing “agentic shopping” wherein users can easily make purchases through the Gemini app and AI Mode. UCP establishes a common language for agents and systems to operate together across ...