Online payment processing service Google Checkout is to be shut down in November 2013 as the company plans to focus on transitioning to Google Wallet.
Merchants using Google Checkout have been advised to switch to another solution within the next six months. Google has partnered with Braintree, Shopify and Freshbooks who will offer discounted migration fees. Merchants can also apply for the Google Wallet Instant Buy.
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Developers selling through Google Play, Chrome Web Store and Offers Marketplace will automatically be moved over to the Google Wallet Merchant Center in the coming weeks.
Google Checkout was officially replaced by Google Wallet in September 2011.
Google have scheduled a live webinar on 23 May for merchants to learn more about this development.
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