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Are you a Search Engine Watch Member? You are here: › › Google Launches Checkout, not the Rumored GBuy New! Sponsored by: Google Launches Checkout, not the Rumored GBuy By , Search Engine Watch, Jun 29, 2006 Google has launched Google Checkout, a payment system for online retailers that's tightly integrated with Google AdWords. Checkout isn't the rumored PayPal killer, but it does offer some compelling features for both merchants and online shoppers alike. Rumors have been flying for about a payment system under development by Google. Reports emerged that Google was developing a micropayments system, an online wallet, even a PayPal killer (see this for a chronology of Google payments speculation over the past year). In fact, is simply an extension of technology the company has developed internally for its AdWords, Base, Picasa and other services. There are more and more reasons for users to do transactions for Google products. We wanted to generalize that experience, said Salar Kamangar, vice president, product management at Google. Google Checkout is a payment system that can be used either alone or as an alternative to existing checkout systems already in place on...