-google pay- - -KINGDOM OF JOGA-

-as of [3 MAY 2024]–

*stylized as “G Pay”*

___*former names*___

“Pay with Google”

“Android Pay”

-‘google pay’ is a ‘digital wallet platform’ + ‘online payment system’ developed by ‘google’ to power [‘in-app’ / ‘online’ / ‘in-person’] contactless purchases on ‘mobile devices’, enabling users to make payments with [android phones/tablets/watches]-

Users in the United States and India can also use an iOS device, albeit with limited functionality.

In addition to this, the service also supports passes such as

coupons,

boarding passes,

student ID cards,

event tickets,

movie tickets,

public transportation tickets,

store cards,

and loyalty cards

As of January 8, 2018, the old Android Pay and Google Wallet have unified into a single pay system called Google Pay

Android Pay was rebranded and renamed as Google Pay.

It also took over the branding of Google Chrome’s autofill feature

Google Pay adopts the features of both Android Pay and Google Wallet through its in-store, peer-to-peer, and online payments services

The rebranded service provided a new API that allows merchants to add the payment service to

websites,

apps,

Stripe,

Braintree,

and Google Assistant

The service allows users to use the payment cards they have on file in their Google Account.[7]

Service

Google Pay uses near-field communication (NFC) to transmit card information facilitating funds transfer to the retailer.

It replaces the credit or debit card chip and PIN or magnetic stripe transaction at point-of-sale terminals by allowing the user to upload these in the Google Pay wallet

It is similar to contactless payments already used in many countries, with the addition of two-factor authentication

The service lets Android devices wirelessly communicate with point of sale systems using a near field communication (NFC) antenna, host-based card emulation (HCE), and Android’s security.

Google Pay takes advantage of physical authentications such as fingerprint ID where available.

On devices without fingerprint ID, Google Pay is activated with a passcode. When the user makes a payment to a merchant, Google Pay does not send the credit or debit card number with the payment. Instead, it generates a virtual account number representing the user’s account information. This service keeps customer payment information private, sending a one-time security code instead of the card or user details.[8]

Google Pay requires that a screen lock be set on the phone.[9] It has no card limit.[10][11][12]

Users can add payment cards to the service by taking a photo of the card, or by entering the card information manually. To pay at points of sale, users hold their authenticated device to the point of sale system. The service has smart-authentication, allowing the system to detect when the device is considered secure (for instance if unlocked in the last five minutes) and challenge if necessary for unlock information.[13] Spring CEO Alan Tisch said Google Pay improves mobile shopping business by supporting a “buy button” powered by Google Pay integrated within vendor’s creative design.[14]

Technology
Google Pay uses the EMV Payment Tokenisation Specification.[15]

The service keeps customer payment information private from the retailer by replacing the customer’s credit or debit card Funding Primary Account Number (FPAN) with a tokenized Device Primary Account Number (DPAN), and creates a “dynamic security code […] generated for each transaction”. The ‘dynamic security code’ is the cryptogram in an EMV-mode transaction, and the Dynamic Card Verification Value (dCVV) in a magnetic stripe data emulation-mode transaction. Users can also remotely halt the service on a lost phone via Google’s Find My Device service.

To pay at points of sale, users hold their authenticated Android device to the point of sale system’s NFC reader. Android users authenticate unlocking their phone by using biometrics, a pattern, or a passcode, whereas Wear OS users authenticate by opening the app prior to payment.[16] To pay in supported Android apps, users choose Google Pay as their payment method and authenticate with biometrics, a pattern, or a passcode. Users can add payment cards to the service in any of four ways: through the payment card listed on their Google accounts, by taking a photo of the card, being provisioned from within the card issuer’s app, or by entering the card information manually.

Consumer Device Cardholder Verification Method (CDCVM)
In EMV-mode transactions, Google Pay supports the use of the Consumer Device Cardholder Verification Method (CDCVM) using biometrics, pattern, or the phone’s or watch’s passcode. The use of CDCVM allows for the device itself to provide verification for the transaction and may not require the cardholder to sign a receipt or enter their PIN. Additionally, in certain markets which have a ‘no verification contactless limit’ using contactless cards (such as the £45 limit in the United Kingdom and the C$100 limit in Canada), the use of CDCVM can enable merchants to accept transactions higher than these amounts using Google Pay, providing their terminal software is updated to support the latest network contactless specifications.[17][18]

History
Originally launched as Android Pay, the service was released at Google I/O 2015. Android Pay was a successor to and built on the base established by Google Wallet which was released in 2011.[19] It also used technology from the carrier-backed Softcard—Google had acquired its intellectual property in February 2015.[8][20] At launch, the service was compatible with 70% of Android devices, and was accepted at over 700,000 merchants.[8] Google Wallet still powered web-based Play Store purchases and some app-based peer-to-peer payments, for instance in Gmail.[8]

The logo of the former branding of the service, Android Pay.

As of 2020, it is currently available in 40 countries.[21] Upon its UK launch Android Pay supported MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UK’s major financial institutions — including Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society — “with new banks being added all the time” according to Google. Natwest, RBS and Ulster Bank launched on September 14, 2016. On September 8, 2016 it was reported that UK banks TSB and Santander would be participating in the following weeks.[22] Android Pay was launched in Singapore on June 28, 2016,[23] and in Australia on July 14, 2016.[24][25] Android Pay launched in the Republic of Ireland on December 7, 2016 and was initially available to customers of AIB and KBC, having since been extended to Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank. The service works with both credit and debit cards.[26]

In 2016, Google began a public trial in Silicon Valley of a related mobile app called Hands Free. In this system, the customer does not need to present a phone or card. Instead, a customer announces they wish to “pay with Google” and give their initials to the cashier, who verifies their identity with a photo previously uploaded to the system. The customer’s phone will only authorize payment if its geographic location system indicates it is near a participating store.[27][28]

On September 18, 2017, Google launched an UPI-based app Tez in India.[29] On August 28, 2018, Google rebranded Tez to Google Pay.[30]

On January 8, 2018, Google announced that Google Wallet would be merged into Android Pay, with the service as a whole rebranded as Google Pay.[31] This merger extends the platform into web-based payments integrated into other Google and third-party services. The rebranding began to roll out as an update to the Android Pay app on February 20, 2018; the app was given an updated design, and now displays a personalized list of nearby stores which support Google Pay.[32][33][34]

On December 21, 2018, Google Payment obtained an e-money license in Lithuania – the license will enable Google to process payments, issue e-money, and handle electronic money wallets in the EU.[35][36]

On November 17, 2020, Google Pay was made available in ten new European countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania.[37] Google Pay for these countries works without the app but as a service. The app won’t be available for download as stated by Google in Google Pay Help page

2020 redesign

On November 18, 2020, Google Pay was redesigned for the United States’ version of the app, based upon the previous Indian/Singaporean versions of the app, which now contains

an “Explore” tab for viewing and redeeming personalized offers (including discounts and cashback rewards) and searching Google Shopping by barcode,

“Get gas” and “Order food” buttons that can integrate with participating filling stations and restaurants,

the ability to integrate with banks to track financial status from the new “Insights” tab

Users can search their transaction history, and can scan receipts with OCR using their device’s camera, or through Gmail messages and Google Photos, to add them to their records. Google is also introducing a platform known as “Plex”, which will allow online banks to offer checking and savings accounts directly through the app.[39] It also includes messaging capabilities.[40]

The new version of Google Pay must be downloaded and installed separately. The existing Google Pay app is being deprecated and discontinued in the United States; on April 5, 2021, peer-to-peer payment functionality will be removed from the previous Google Pay app and website. Users must register with their phone number, contacts cannot be imported from the previous Google Pay, and debit card transfers are now subject to fees “of 1.5% or $0.31 (whichever is higher)”, rather than having no cost.[40][41]

Ecosystem
Google Pay has a passes feature, which exists in a larger ecosystem. They are presented in the bottom half of the app and can be sorted manually. Developers must first be granted access to the Google Pay API for Passes before they can author such items.[42]

In its simplest form, an interaction (or transaction) between a pass and a system is facilitated by a 1D or 2D code, although it requires the customer to initiate the activity. Passes can also contain nothing but plain text or an image.

More advanced passes would be ones that incorporate NFC technology to convey. Walgreens enabled this first with their Balance Rewards loyalty program in 2015; customers can add their card to Google Pay and be able to tap their phone to the terminal when prompted for their rewards card.[43] Since then, more businesses have found uses for these types of passes, like with contactless ticketing at sports venues[44][45] and Dave & Buster’s Power Cards.[46]

In addition to retailer-specific passes, Google Pay also supports contactless student IDs that can be added through the Transact eAccounts application, as well as transit tickets and passes such as the Las Vegas Monorail and Portland Tri-Met’s Hop Fastpass.[47][48][49]

Passes that can be transmitted through NFC are only available through the Android platform, but passes that are available through 1D/2D codes are available online and through the iOS app as well. However, the Wear OS version of Google Pay doesn’t feature passes at all, instead only offering payment features.

Availability
Supported countries

Global availability of Google Pay – Green: Available[50]

Availability
Release date Support for payment cards issued in Flutter version Wear OS support[51] iOS support[52]
September 11, 2015 United States Yes Yes Yes
May 18, 2016 United Kingdom[53] No Yes No
June 27, 2016 Singapore[54] Yes No No
July 13, 2016 Australia[55] No Yes No
October 20, 2016 Hong Kong[56][57] No No No
November 17, 2016 Poland[58] No Yes No
December 1, 2016 New Zealand[59] No No No
December 7, 2016 Ireland[60] No No No
December 13, 2016 Japan[61] No No No
March 7, 2017 Belgium[62] No No No
May 23, 2017 Russia[63][64] No Yes No
May 31, 2017 Canada[65] No Yes No
June 1, 2017 Taiwan[66] No No No
July 26, 2017 Spain[67] No Yes No
November 1, 2017 Ukraine[68] No No No
November 14, 2017 Brazil[69] No No No
Czech Republic[70] No No No
February 28, 2018 Slovakia[71][72] No No No
June 26, 2018 Germany[73][74] No Yes No
July 31, 2018 Croatia[75][76][77] No No No
August 28, 2018 India[30] (UPI based, previously known as Tez release date August 17, 2017) Yes No Yes
September 19, 2018 Italy[78][79][80][81] No Yes No
October 30, 2018 Denmark[82] No No No
Finland[82] No No
Norway[82] No No
Sweden[82] No No
November 14, 2018 United Arab Emirates[83] No No No
November 27, 2018 Chile[84] No No No
December 11, 2018 France[85] No Yes No
April 30, 2019 Switzerland[86][87] No Yes No
November 17, 2020 Austria[88] No No No
Estonia[88] No No
Greece[88] No No
Latvia[88] No No
Lithuania[88] No No
Netherlands[88] No No
Portugal[88] No No
Romania[89] No No
Bulgaria[90] No No
Hungary[91] No No
Those on light yellow background: originally released as Android Pay.

Supported networks
Visa / Visa Debit / Visa electron
Mastercard / Debit Mastercard
American Express
Discover
Diners Club
JCB
Maestro
PayPal in the US, Germany
EFTPOS in Australia
Interac in Canada
Nanaco stored-value card in Japan[a]
Edy stored-value card in Japan[a]
Suica stored-value card in Japan[a]
Waon stored-value card in Japan[a]
iD in Japan[a]
QUICPay in Japan[a]
Unified Payments Interface / Rupay in India[92]
Supported loyalty programs
These programs are conveyed through NFC through Google Pay’s Smart Tap feature. Some of these can be added through the app, while others must be added through the respective retailer’s app or website.

Country Retailer One Tap/Two Tap
Australia Woolworths’ Everyday Rewards[93] Two Tap
Japan d Point[94] Two Tap
Rakuten Point Card[95] Two Tap
United Kingdom Nando’s Nando Card[96] Two Tap
United States Coca-Cola’s Vending Pass[97] One Tap
Dave & Buster’s Power Card[98] One Tap
Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Rewards[99] One Tap
Redbox’s Redbox Perks[100] Two Tap
Walgreens’ myWalgreens[101] Two Tap
Yogurtland’s Real Rewards[102] One Tap
Usage within public transport systems
Country Area Identified as a transit transaction Fare Payment Method(s)
Australia Sydney Yes Debit and credit cards
Victoria Yes Myki
Brazil Rio de Janeiro (only MetrôRio) Visa debit and credit cards
São Paulo (only SPTrans) Elo, Mastercard and Visa debit and credit cards
Canada Vancouver Yes Debit and credit cards
Japan Countrywide Yes All forms of transit that support Suica[a]
Russia Moscow Debit and credit cards
Novosibirsk Debit and credit cards
Saint Petersburg Debit and credit cards
Singapore Countrywide Mastercard and Visa debit and credit cards
Ukraine Kyiv Mastercard debit and credit cards
United Kingdom London Yes Debit and credit cards
Manchester Debit and credit cards
Tyne and Wear Yes Pop
West Midlands Yes Swift
United States Chicago Debit and credit cards
Las Vegas Yes Contactless ticket
Miami Yes Debit and credit cards
New York City Yes Debit and credit cards
Portland Yes Hop FastPass, debit and credit cards
Supported campus identifications
Available through the Transact eAccounts app on Google Play. CBORD also supports campus identifications on Android, but such IDs are not yet directly available through Google Pay.[103]

Country School

United States Santa Clara University’s ACCESS Card

The University of Alabama’s ActionCard[104]

Arkansas State University’s Access A-State ID[105]

Mercer University’s Bear Card[106]

Marshall University’s Campus ID[107]

Duke University’s DukeCard[108]

Biola University’s Eagle ID[109]

Georgetown University’s GoCard

Chowan University’s HawksCard[110]

Hamilton College’s Hill Card[111]

St. Edward’s University’s Hilltopper Card

Johns Hopkins University’s J-Card[112]

College of Coastal Georgia’s Mariner Access Card

Roanoke College’s Maroon Card[113]

South Dakota State University’s MyJacks Card[114]

Yavapai College’s OneCard[115]

Temple University’s OWLcard[116]

Maryville University’s Saints ID[117]

The University of Oklahoma’s Sooner Card[118]

Hawaii Pacific University’s UniCard[119]

Canada University of New Brunswick’s UCard