(Updated) Google Pay Soundpod in India! How to order Gpay Soundbox

In 2023, Google Pay payments Soundpod in India was running its pilot program in select areas of India. Thanks to the pilot program of Gpay Soundbox being successful. Google Pay Soundbox launch in India is confirmed in 2024. Merchants in India can soon expect to get their hands on the Google Pay Soundpod device. Below are the complete updated details of the Google Pay Soundpod launch in India, including the expected price, how can you order a Gpay Soundbox and more.

Google Pay Soundpod is a device with an in-built speaker that announces any new transaction alerts to its linked merchants. It is an audio payments alert device similar to Paytm’s soundbox. The device can speak a range of Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Marathi & more. Generally, companies offer these payments alert soundboxes for free or for a very nominal price and charge sellers a rental fee each month. An Amazon-financed software company, ToneTag is backing the building of Google Pay Soundpods.

The Gpay Soundpod device is finally moving away from its pilot stage to a commercial country-wide launch. Below are the features of Google Pay Soundbox:

• Voice alerts for payments

• LCD Display panel for displaying the transaction amount for added confirmation

• Voice notifications for payments in up to 11 Indian languages

• Battery Life: NA

Below is the pricing of Gpay Soundbox subscription in India for merchants & businesses:

• Daily plan: ₹499 Rupees one-time fee, then ₹5 Rupees per day is deducted for 25 days in a month from your settlement account.

• Yearly plan: ₹1499 Rupees for one year (save ₹500 Rupees) is deducted from your settlement account.

Tip: When you receive 400 payments in a month via GPay QR codes, ₹125 Rupees cashback is guaranteed.

You can read more about the pricing & other details here - Gpay Soundpod Official Help Page

The Gpay Soundpod device is finally moving away from its pilot stage to a commercial country-wide launch. Below are the features of Google Pay Soundbox:

• Voice alerts for payments

• LCD Display panel for displaying the transaction amount for added confirmation

• Voice notifications for payments in up to 11 Indian languages

• Battery Life: NA

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Below is the pricing of Gpay Soundbox subscription in India for merchants & businesses:

• Daily plan: ₹499 Rupees one-time fee, then ₹5 Rupees per day is deducted for 25 days in a month from your settlement account.

• Yearly plan: ₹1499 Rupees for one year (save ₹500 Rupees) is deducted from your settlement account.

• Tip: When you receive 400 payments in a month via GPay QR codes, ₹125 Rupees cashback is guaranteed.

You can read more about the pricing & other details here - Gpay Soundpod Official Help Page

Google Pay Soundbox in India was only available in beta at certain locations until last year. However, in 2024, Google is finally all set to launch its payments soundbox in India soon.

Speaking on the launch of Gpay Soundpod in India, Ambarish Kenghe, the Vice-president of products at Google Pay India said:

“Last year, we introduced our SoundPod product in a limited pilot - an audio device that helps merchants track QR code payments with audio alerts when a payment is received. Participating merchants have shared positive feedback, noting it reduces checkout time. We’re pleased to announce SoundPods will be available for small merchants across India over the coming months, bringing considerable ease and convenience to millions of SMBs.”

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To order Google Pay Soundpod, follow these steps:

1. Install Google Pay for Business and contact support (you can also manually search for this on Google Web)

2. Request the Google Pay Business support team to send you the Google Pay Soundbox

In 2022, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded a 7.8 billion stunning volume of transactions resulting in a total amount of over 12 trillion rupees. Some of the popular payment companies like Paytm, Phonepe, Amazon Pay, Google Pay, and even Whatsapp Payments are competing with each other to capture more market share in the Indian UPI payments as the fintech space in the country is growing.

Google Pay as per a recent stat tops the charts in terms of capturing the highest UPI market share in India. Following next are Paytm and Phonepe. Paytm was the first company to introduce Paytm Soundboxes for transaction alerts in 2020. Phonepe followed by launching its Phonepe Smart speakers. Now, merchants in India will soon be able to order Google Pay Soundpod Alterts device and use it for seamless tracking of payments.

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