What is Google Pay and how do I enable it?

Elise

Hey bunqers 🌈

We just launched Google Pay! Google Pay brings together all the ways you can pay with Google right into the bunq app. Now you can make purchases in stores with just the tap of your phone.

Google Pay is available for users residing in 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, or 🇬🇧 the UK.

What you need to know about using Google Pay with bunq?

The NFC function on your phone needs to be switched on to use Google Pay. You also need to change the NFC settings if you’ve used Tap&Pay in the past. You can do this from your phone's Settings, then follow these steps:

Tap Apps & Notifications and then Default apps
Your Default apps might be under Advanced
Select Google Pay
Set Google Pay as the default app
Done 🎉

When the separate Google Wallet app isn't yet available in Play Store from your country, you can find the Google Wallet settings as follows:

Go to your device Settings
Choose Settings for Google Apps
Select Google Wallet

How do I add my card to Google Pay?

To add your card to Google Pay, follow the steps mentioned below:

Go to 🏠 Home
Select the card you want to add
Go to ⚙️ Settings
Tap on "Set Google Pay"
Personalize the card
Fill in your info at Google!
All done & ready to use your bunq card with Google Pay 🙌

To see how you can pay with Google Pay in physical and online stores, check out this topic.

Good to Know

You need to use Android Lollipop (5.0) or higher to be able to use Google Pay.
Google Pay works for your Credit Card and Debit Card (Mastercard). You can already use your card with Google Pay before receiving the physical card.
Using Google Pay means you agree with the terms and conditions of Google Pay. For any further information, you can also check out our Terms & Conditions.