Google Reportedly Releasing “Tez” Payment Service in India with UPI Support...

Google Reportedly Releasing "Tez" Payment Service in India with UPI Support... xda-developers Sep 15, 2017 9:00 PM • by Aamir Siddiqui Google Reportedly Releasing "Tez" Payment Service in India with UPI Support Google sees the different needs and expectations of a developing market like India as against those of developed markets like the USA and EU. Which is why Google is reportedly planning to introduce a localized digital payment service, according to a report from The Ken. This launch could be as soon as the coming Monday, partly explaining Google's hesitance in releasing Android Pay in the country at the time when it could have benefited the most. Google "Tez", meaning fast/quick in Hindi and Urdu, will reportedly aim to provide a comprehensive set of payment options, going beyond Google offerings like Android Pay and Google Wallet. Tez will include support for Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a payment platform backed by the Government of India which supports instant money transfer between two bank accounts through mobile phone (smart or otherwise). Tez will also feature support for other consumer payment services like Paytm and MobiKwik, which should help give it the edge against the various other offerings from banks that also support UPI. The Ken's report comes through its sources, but they mention of government filings that show that Google is indeed planning to release a product named Tez in India. Google has also registered trademarks for Tez in Indonesia and Philippines, so the service will likely expand to other markets beyond India. Google's investment in India continues on with Tez, following up on other initiatives like Google WiFi across popular railway stations, data-optimized version of YouTube and even a budget-phone optimized version of Android. It will be interesting to see how the consumers and competitors react to Google's upcoming service, and whether Google would be successful in swaying adoption towards cashless mediums of exchange in India. Google also has its job cut out in ensuring parity across Tez and Android Pay, unless they wish to end up with a fragmented portfolio of products like Google Allo-Hangouts-Messages. Source: The Ken (paywall) Story Via: TechCrunch Android Advices Sep 15, 2017 5:55 PM • by Karunakar Donthamshetti Huawei Maimang 6 (Huawei G10) To Launch on September 22nd with 18:9 Aspect ratio Chinese handset maker Huawei will be going to launch Mate 10 series of phablets on October 16th at an event held in Munich. However, another smartphone is also planning to unveil the before Mate 10 series of smartphones which is named as Huawei Maimang 6 in China on September 22nd, which has been shared a teaser image on microblogging website on weibo. The Huawei Maimang 6 is the successor of the Maimang 5 which was launched in China and outside of the China this phone was introduced as Huawei G9 Plus. This same phone would be expected to be launched globally as Huawei G10. Also, the company has shared few specifications of the upcoming smartphone. It is the first full-vision smartphone from the company which features an 18:9 aspect ratio display. Recently, many handset makers have been launching the full-vision display smartphones at an affordable price such as Micromax released the Canvas Infinity, and LG has introduced the Q6 smartphone. So, the Huawei company is planning to launch a bezel-less smartphone in this category and is expected to be priced at Rs. 15,000. As per the leaked specifications, this phone would rock a 5.9-inch display with 2160 x 1080 pixels resolution with 18:9 aspect ratio and would offer a 409ppi of pixel density. Under the hood, it would be packed with a mid-range chipset which is Kirin 659 SoC and would be enclosed with an Android 7.0 Nougat operating system with EMUI 5.1 laid on top of it. It is a dual SIM smartphone accompanied by 4G LTE network and also comes with standard connectivity options. For the memory, this phone would house a 64GB of built-in storage coupled with 4GB RAM, which would also support external memory through microSD card slot. The device would be expected to be measured as 156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm in dimensions and will be 164 grams of weight. Another noticeable thing on this upcoming smartphone would be packed with four cameras two are in the front, and other two are on the rear side. This phone would be fuelled with a 3240mAh or 3340mAh capacity battery. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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