Free transaction processing for Google Grants recipients continues through 2011

Thursday, December 23, 2010

We’re thrilled to announce that as part of the Google Checkout for Non-Profits program, free transaction processing for Google Grants recipients will be extended through 2011.

So if you’re part of the Google Grants program, you’ll be able to use Google Checkout to accept donations without paying transaction processing fees in the coming year. We hope many non-profits take advantage of this benefit through the next year as they raise funds to advance their causes.

Please read more about (and join!) the Google Checkout for Non-Profits program. For more information about other Google tools for non-profits, check out for Google for Non-Profits site.

Posted by Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager

Last chance for Checkout holiday shopping deals

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Online holiday shopping has been setting new records this season, and there’s no reason to slow down now. Google can help you find great deals for all the last-minute items on your list using Google Checkout and Google Product Search.

Know the type of store you’re looking for? Visit the Checkout Deals Page to find Checkout sellers offering discounts of $5, $10, and $20. Shop with multiple merchants to take advantage of the deals through December 16.

Need a little item inspiration? Use Product Search to browse popular items, holiday gift guides, and specific deals from Checkout sellers. Remember to pay with Google Checkout to take advantage of the advertised deals.

Happy shopping and happy holidays!

Posted by Jessica Smallman, Google Checkout Team

Check out and then Google Checkout eBooks and Chrome apps

Friday, December 10, 2010

This week we welcomed two new additions to Google Checkout: the Google eBookstore and the Chrome Web Store.

The Chrome Web Store is an online marketplace where you can discover thousands of apps, extensions and themes for Google Chrome. The Google eBookstore offers the world’s largest selection of ebooks with nearly 3 million paid and free titles ready for purchase and unlimited storage in the digital cloud.

We hope these products will offer new opportunities to Checkout buyers and merchants and are excited to welcome new eBooks and Chrome users to Google Checkout.

Posted by Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager

Welcome, Google Apps users!

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Google Checkout is now available to Google Apps users with their Apps accounts, along with dozens of other services as part of a recently launched improvement to Google Apps.

Google Apps is Google’s suite of cloud-based messaging and collaboration apps, including Gmail, calendar, documents, spreadsheets and more, specifically optimized for use in organizations. These services, which run entirely in the cloud, are used by more than 30 million users in small and large businesses, educational institutions, government agencies and non-profit organizations around the world. You can learn more about how Google Apps can lower IT costs and improve productivity and collaboration at your organization at google.com/apps.

For those Checkout users who have a Google Apps account, if your administrator has already transitioned your organization to the new infrastructure, you can now use Google Checkout by signing in at checkout.google.com with your existing Apps account.

For more details, you can read the complete post on the Google Enterprise blog and follow all the updates on other newly available services for Google Apps users.

Posted by David Shin, Software Engineer and Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager

UK Merchants: Increase online donations for your cause

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

We’re pleased to announce that tax exempt organizations in the UK are now able to accept donations from their users via Google Checkout. If you have selected “Non-profit” as your primary product type in the Settings tab of your Checkout profile, the Donate button is now available for you to embed on your website. Learn more about how to set up the button and increase donations to your cause.

In addition, donors in the UK will be able to elect into Gift Aid while making the purchase, making their donations even more valuable to UK non-profits.

Posted by Sri Raga Velagapudi, Software Engineer and Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager