Google Patents Gpay Using SMS

Yes, it's been done before, but when the Google starts to get into something, people pay attention. I remember when PayPal was rolled out that it initially was a micropayment system that you used via your PDA. I used it on my Palm III. They had the right idea, only now the device carried by everyone is the cell phone.
While cell phone carriers in the UK are coming together to establish an industry standard for these micropayments, Google has patented it's own text message payment system.
Examples of payment scenarios given in the patent include paying for goods from a vending machine, as well as purchasing items directly from offline retailers. While this could be relatively easily implemented in newly produced vending machines, getting brick and mortar retailers to upgrade their payment systems may take a while.

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