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Users cannot rely on Google Pay as a guarantee that their payment instruments are valid or that transactions will succeed, placing verification responsibility elsewhere.
Google Pay does not assure users that their payment methods are functional or that any given transaction will be authorized by the issuer.
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Users cannot rely on Google Pay as a guarantee that their payment instruments are valid or that transactions will succeed, placing verification responsibility elsewhere.
Google Pay does not assure users that their payment methods are functional or that any given transaction will be authorized by the issuer.
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