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Google Pay holds sole and absolute discretion to delay transactions, meaning users have no guaranteed timeline for processing of flagged payments.
Google Pay may delay processing your payment if it determines, at its sole and absolute discretion, that the transaction is suspicious or may involve fraud, misconduct, or a violation of law, the Terms, or Google policies.
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"Google may delay payment processing of suspicious transactions or transactions that may involve fraud, misconduct or violate applicable law, the Terms or other applicable Google policies, as determined at Google's sole and absolute discretion.— Excerpt from Google Pay's Google Pay Terms
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Google Pay holds sole and absolute discretion to delay transactions, meaning users have no guaranteed timeline for processing of flagged payments.
Google Pay may delay processing your payment if it determines, at its sole and absolute discretion, that the transaction is suspicious or may involve fraud, misconduct, or a violation of law, the Terms, or Google policies.
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