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- Google is adding Afterpay as a payment partner for Google Pay’s buy now, pay later service.
- The company is also expanding the app’s virtual card numbers feature to more users with support for Discover cards.
Google Pay debuted a buy now, pay later (BNPL) feature in the US earlier this year to help users easily split payments into installments. At launch, the feature supported select merchants, but Google soon expanded it to more online stores and Android apps in partnership with two buy now, pay later lenders. The company is now adding another payment partner to give users more choices at checkout this holiday season.
Google Pay’s BNPL service lets users split payments into installments, making big purchases less daunting. So far, the app has offered this service with payment partners Affirm and Zip. Google is now adding Afterpay as an option for US shoppers and plans to add Klarna to the list soon.