Google Wallet is faced with the technical challenges, though the magnitude of these problems is not quite clear. On the site Google has been said that the addition of bank cards in the new service mobile payments takes more time than usual. In addition, the wireless update Google Wallet for smartphones running, and so far the application has not been delivered to all the owners of the Nexus S. Also sometimes users get an error when you try to add a card Citi MasterCard.

The representative of support Google said that the service takes place very slowly and the company is working on that. He also could not tell, when will be established the normal functioning of the Google Wallet, noting that this should happen soon.

During the announcement of the service in the beginning of last week, Google promised that the wireless update to all users Sprint Nexus S 4G until the end of the last week. Journalists'attempts to Computerworld find out the circumstances of the delay in the technical support service of Google is not crowned with success, and a representative of the Sprint redirected the question to Google.

But analysts point out that the longer the time distribution of wireless updates accepted, usually it takes a few days, to avoid congestion in the network. Google and various wireless operators that distribute Android-based smartphones, are often criticized for the necessary update of the OS, usually for promises to release updated within a certain period and subsequent delays.

Consumer Reports reported recently that Google quickly takes you to the first digital purse on the market, adding that the advertising promises companies look premature. However, the initial problem of the deployment of Google Wallet does not necessarily have to be a concern. Except that Google and its partners - the Sprint, MasterCard, Citi and First Data - who have invested a huge amount of time and money in Google Wallet.

Analysts wonder, how serious are these delays, and a number of people have already started to use the service. Also they worry about whether the slow adding a card sign of larger problems, caused by the complexity of networks, systems and infrastructure of the exchange of money in the Google Wallet.

The idea of the first large-scale deployment in the united states NFC technology in smartphones for making payments in itself remarkable. The stakes are high: in the long run mobile wallets, is expected to be a multibillion-dollar profitable business in the U.S. as for banks, receiving a percentage of the transaction, as well as for technology companies like Google, receiving proceeds from issuance of coupons and other offers for the users.

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