Crypto.com to roll out Google Pay integration as Big Tech continues to embrace crypto

Google Pay users have another way to access cryptocurrency markets as Crypto.com integrates its functionality payment for purchases.

Global cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Crypto.com adds Google Pay as a payment option for Android users to purchase cryptocurrencies. It is estimated that Google Pay has over 100 million users who could use the latest payment gateway to cryptocurrency markets.

Once the integration goes live next week, users who have set up their Google Pay accounts to be linked to a credit or debit card will be able to choose the payment option on the Crypto app .com. The exchange lists over 250 cryptocurrencies available to some 50 million users worldwide.

Crypto.com has been making headlines in recent months as the company has acquired licenses to operate in a handful of countries in quick succession. Italy is the latest country to give the green light for the company to start serving customers within its borders, following regulatory approval in Greece, Singapore and Dubai.

The integration of major payment systems into cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges has accelerated over the past two years. Google Pay signaled its intention to further explore the cryptocurrency space in January 2022 with the appointment of former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg to head its payments division.

This came after a turbulent 2021 for Google Pay and the cryptocurrency space, which saw the integration with Gemini in April deliver the same functionality that Crypto.com has now introduced. A partnership with Coinbase in June 2021 allowed users to pay for goods and services through Google Pay