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Former Google Pay Exec Shares “Cheap Thrills” On Spotting Gpay At London Underground Gates; Netizens: Not The Same As Indian Gpay

Caesar Sengupta, a former Google Pay executive, shared a picture of GPay payment option from the entry gates of the London Underground.

by Tashika Tyagi
Former Google Pay Exec Shares “Cheap Thrills” On Spotting Gpay At London Underground Gates; Netizens: Not The Same As Indian Gpay

A former Senior Google executive, Caesar Sengupta spotted GPay tap sensors at London Underground gates recently. He shared the “cheap thrills” of finding this payment option in London Tube on X (formerly Twitter). His excitement is understandable as he was one of the key people behind the launch of Google Pay in India. However, Netizens were quick to remind him that Google Pay in both countries works very differently.

Former Google Pay Exec Spots GPay In London Tube

Former Senior Google executive, Caesar Sengupta, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the “cheap thrills” of finding GPay at all the London Underground gates. His excitement stems from the fact that he was one of the core team members who helped Google Pay successfully launch in India. Not just that, he also worked in the team that relaunched the app successfully in the USA and Singapore. Currently, 150 million users across 42 countries are using Google Pay.

Caesar Sengupta quit Google in 2021, after working for the company for more than 15 years! In his X (formerly Twitter) post, he said, “GPay at all the London Underground gates! Cheap thrills. @GooglePayIndia has come a long way from when it launched as Tez in India.”

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Netizens Say Google Pay In London Is Different

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Image Courtesy: Canva (representative image)

Many people commented and reacted to Caesar Sengupta’s post of spotting GPay at the London Underground gates. Most of the comments on this post talked about how Google Pay in both countries are different and works differently as well. Many even shared the struggles of using Indian Google Pay in London. Scroll on to read some of these comments.

People also had some questions about whether Indian GPay works in London or not.

Have you tried Google Pay to make payments in another country? Let us know in the comments!

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