New Delhi, July 31: To help users easily identify any suspicious transactions, Google Pay will now send app notifications as well as SMS to inform users each time they receive a collect request to highlight that approving the request will deduct money from their bank accounts. In the last two years, instant bank-to-bank transfers via Unified Payments Interface (UPI) have become the preferred form of payment for millions of Indians, with many users adopting digital payments for the first time. Google Pixel 4 Will Be the First Smartphone to Come with Soli.

"We are mindful that at Google Pay, users are entrusting us with their most sensitive asset - their money. We are conscious of the responsibility that comes with this trust," Ambarish Kenghe, Director, Product Management, Google Pay said in a blog post on Wednesday.

"The above security features, and a lot more ongoing work in this direction, are a small example of how we keep our users safe," Kenghe said. PUBG Lite Becomes Top Free Game in Google Play Store With 10 Million Downloads in India: Report.

Google Pay comes equipped with several of Google's security infrastructure including scam protections. It uses Machine Learning-based scam prevention models, and also displays explicit "scam" or "stranger" warnings if a user receives a request from someone suspicious or not in their contacts, Google said.

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