‘Google to Retire Checkout in November 2013’ – ‘Mashable’

Stan Schroeder says, “Google will retire its payment processing service, Google Checkout, on November 20, 2013, as part of a transition to its multi-platform payment system — Google Wallet.

Checkout was launched in June 2006, as an alternative to PayPal. Initially free, the service was gradually moved to a tiered cost structure, similar to PayPal’s.

Google explains what the retirement means for Checkout merchants, Google Play developers and users in a blog post.

In a nutshell, merchants will be able to accept payments through Checkout until November 20, 2013″.