Google Pay is the third smartphone payment service that arrived in Italy, after Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. All three services are essentially contact less payment methods, which are based on the phone's NFC chip. The great convenience is that it becomes possible to pay in shops and malls without ever taking out your wallet or credit card, but only by passing the phone near the POS that supports this type of payments. You can therefore pay without disclosing your credit card number .
Google Pay can therefore be activated today to make payments via smartphone, with all the security required and in a super easy way, for payments online and in physical stores, also integrated in Google services. Google Pay works without sending stores and restaurants your actual card numbers. Basically, your credit or debit card data is stored securely on Google's servers, and instead of passing on your card numbers, Google Pay uses a token that functions as a virtual account number.
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The steps to register and use Google Pay are as follows:
By associating a card supported by Google Pay you can go to pay in physical stores or supermarkets or in shopping centers only by bringing with you an Android smartphone or an iPhone equipped with an NFC chip (practically all). in
The cards supported are those issued by the banks on this list, including Unicredit, PostePay and Banca Mediolanum cards. For the other banks, perhaps it will be a bit longer to wait, but there is a bet that they will all be enabled by 2020.
The stores that for now accept payments with Google Pay are really many, among these we can mention Autogrill, Carrefour, Esselunga, H&M, Leroy Merlin, Lidl, McDonald's and many others.
You can also pay with Google Pay on some websites, such as Ryanair, Vueling, Booking, Flixbus, deliveroo and others to come (among these there will never be Amazon which is not supported by Google Pay).
As for the security side, Google itself is keen to point out that the credit card number is never disclosed to retailers when paying with Google Pay and that transactions are carried out using a dynamic virtual card number, which changes whenever.
If your phone is lost or stolen, you can use the Google Find My Phone site at this address //myaccount.google.com/find-your-phone where you can simply block it immediately or cancel it by resetting (this works both with Android than with iPhone).
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Google Pay can therefore be activated today to make payments via smartphone, with all the security required and in a super easy way, for payments online and in physical stores, also integrated in Google services. Google Pay works without sending stores and restaurants your actual card numbers. Basically, your credit or debit card data is stored securely on Google's servers, and instead of passing on your card numbers, Google Pay uses a token that functions as a virtual account number.
READ ALSO: How to pay with Google Pay and PostePay
How to Activate Google Pay
To use Google Pay, all you have to do is activate the service using your Google account. This can be done by downloading the app for Android or for iPhone or even from the PC on the site //pay.google.com/. You can then add the payment method which can be any credit or prepaid card VISA, Mastercard or American Express. In the settings section it is possible to record the personal data, the tax code and the billing address.The steps to register and use Google Pay are as follows:
- Download the app from the Google Play store to install it.
- Open the Google Pay app and tap the Start button.
- Click on Connect to Gmail and give permission to allow Google Pay to access the location of the device. Google Pay wants to know your location so that you can send notifications when you are in a place that accepts Google Pay or uses loyalty cards.
- At the bottom of the Google Pay app there are three tabs: Home, Payments, Pass . On the Payments tab you can add a payment method .
- Write down the card number and then the three-number CVV / CVC code found on the back of the card.
- Once done, click on Save at the bottom of the screen and accept the terms of service.
- Next, the bank to which the card belongs will verify the connection and send a message saying that you must verify the card by following the instructions. When you receive the confirmation number via SMS, you can confirm the card which can then be used in Google Pay.
By associating a card supported by Google Pay you can go to pay in physical stores or supermarkets or in shopping centers only by bringing with you an Android smartphone or an iPhone equipped with an NFC chip (practically all). in
The cards supported are those issued by the banks on this list, including Unicredit, PostePay and Banca Mediolanum cards. For the other banks, perhaps it will be a bit longer to wait, but there is a bet that they will all be enabled by 2020.
The stores that for now accept payments with Google Pay are really many, among these we can mention Autogrill, Carrefour, Esselunga, H&M, Leroy Merlin, Lidl, McDonald's and many others.
You can also pay with Google Pay on some websites, such as Ryanair, Vueling, Booking, Flixbus, deliveroo and others to come (among these there will never be Amazon which is not supported by Google Pay).
How to pay with Google Pay
Paying with Google Pay is really easy, once the card has been associated in the application and set as the default payment method, when you go to a shop that shows the Google Pay icon, you can unlock your smartphone and keep it close to the payment POS with the contactless method. The only requirement is that the smartphone has activated the NFC connection, to be always activated in the settings. A notification of payment by Google Pay will appear on the smartphone.As for the security side, Google itself is keen to point out that the credit card number is never disclosed to retailers when paying with Google Pay and that transactions are carried out using a dynamic virtual card number, which changes whenever.
If your phone is lost or stolen, you can use the Google Find My Phone site at this address //myaccount.google.com/find-your-phone where you can simply block it immediately or cancel it by resetting (this works both with Android than with iPhone).
READ ALSO: Satispay: how to pay in shops and online without a credit card
