Another good reason to use Google Pay: Some users report that Google has accidentally transferred money to their accounts, ranging from $10 to $1,000. The funds were transferred due to a glitch in Google’s internal rewards program.
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Multiple screenshots show that users have received different amounts for what the message calls a “trial test of the Google Pay Remittance experience.” Dogfooding is a technical term for “internal beta testing of a pre-release software”. This message was only sent to Google employees and/or some testing partners. However, in this case, ordinary users received several such messages, with the corresponding number of payouts.
Surprised by such a “gift,” users later received an email from the Google Pay team detailing “an error that led to an accidental credit to your account.” The message begins: “You received this email because your Google Pay account was accidentally credited. Since then, the problem has been resolved and, where possible, the loan has been cancelled.”
To the delight of those who have already spent or transferred money, Google adds: “If we couldn’t cancel the credit, it’s your money. No further action is required.” It can be said that the company acted nobly by not persecuting individual users because of a mistake.
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Source: Ars Technica
