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Google Adds Card Rewards, BNPL and Remittance Tools to Chrome and Wallet

Users now see rewards data for over 100 U.S. cards in Chrome autofill, pay-later options through virtual cards, fee and exchange-rate comparisons in Search and Wallet, with features rolling out in stages.

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Overview

  • Chrome autofill now displays rewards and benefit details for more than 100 U.S. credit cards, up from an initial two issuers.
  • Affirm and Zip appear as buy-now-pay-later options in Chrome autofill, with Klarna, Afterpay and other services slated to follow.
  • Selecting a pay-later option generates a virtual card in Chrome to complete purchases seamlessly.
  • Google Search and Wallet surface fee and exchange-rate comparisons from Ria, Xe and Wise to simplify international transfers.
  • U.S. users can send money to India, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines through these remittance services, with Stripe handling transaction funding in a phased rollout.