Under Google’s plan, users will be able to click on a merchant’s branded button inside Google Pay so they can place orders and pay for services from that merchant without ever leaving the app.
Google is working on a major overhaul of its payment app, Google Pay, in hopes of jump-starting its use in the U.S. Google Pay plans this year to let online and brick-and-mortar merchants set up their own branded buttons inside the U.S. version of the app, potentially turning it into a one-stop portal for commerce, say two people familiar with Google’s plans.