Google announced a significant expansion of its Google Pay service on Wednesday, adding peer-to-peer payments to its contactless payment system as well as a partnership with banks to incorporate banking and checking services next year.

Why it matters: Contactless payments can be a gateway to other financial services, as Apple has shown by expanding from Apple Pay to Apple Card.

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“It is a nightmarish example of the ways monopolies like Google can bully their way into new industries and it will open the door to all kinds of abuse,” said Graham Steele, Senior Fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project.