As the nationwide lockdown is rumored to extend into a fifth phase, Google Pay wants to make it simpler for users to know where they can buy essential goods. The payments platforms debuted a ‘Nearby Stores’ feature last month to let users see stores, medical shops, and more operating in their vicinity. It has now been expanded to more than 35 cities across India.
Another important feature that will come in super handy during the ongoing lockdown is the essential good filter. You can choose exactly what you are planning to buy – be it rice, flour, water, or anything else and see which store has it in stock. The store can list all of the essential goods they have in stock on Google Pay, as seen above.
- New Delhi
- Gurugram
- Faridabad
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Navi Mumbai
- Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Bengaluru
- Mysuru
- Varanasi
- Lucknow
- Ghaziabad
- Prayag Raj
- Kanpur
- Noida
- Greater Noida
- Patna
- Hyderabad
- Ranga Reddy
- Secunderabad
- Chennai
- Surat
- Ahmedabad
- Visakhapatnam
- Indore
- Ludhiana
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
- Chandigarh
- Bhubaneswar
- Kolkata
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kochi
- Ernakulam
Every business listed within the app should accept payment via Google Pay. All the information provided in the ‘Nearby Stores’ spot is collected via the Google Pay for Businesses app. So, if you want to see if a store near your home is open and sells the goods you are looking to buy (will need to confirm this with the store over call) then you can either visit them or opt for home delivery.
