Add a payment method

You can add together cards, banking company accounts, and other payment methods to Google Pay.

Tip: You can add together cards through some banking company apps and websites. Bank check with your bank for more details.

Add a debit or credit menu

  1. Open up the Google Pay app Google Pay.
    • If you have multiple accounts in Google Pay, you tin can select the account to change:
      1. In the Google Pay app, at the superlative right, tap your profile picture or initial.
      2. Tap the account you want to employ to add a debit or credit card.
  2. Swipe up from the lesser.
  3. Tap Add together a card and then Debit or credit card.
  4. Use the camera to capture your card info or enter it manually.
  5. If you're asked to verify your payment method, cull an option from the listing. Learn how to verify your payment method.
  6. Find and enter the verification code.

Later on you add a card, y'all might find a modest accuse on your account from Google Pay. This charge checks that your card and business relationship are valid. The charge disappears and doesn't affect your balance.

All rewards stay the same

You'll keep getting the same security, benefits, and rewards with all cards on Google Pay.

Add a bank account (U.Southward. only)

Depository financial institution accounts can only be used for sending and receiving money. For quicker transactions, nosotros recommend using a debit card.

United states of america instructions

To add a bank business relationship, you'll need to outset sending coin first.

  1. Open up the Google Pay app Google Pay.
  2. At the bottom, tap Transport.
  3. Choose the person y'all want to send money to.
  4. Enter the corporeality you want to send.
  5. TapSend. This volition accept yous to a confirmation screen and won't ship the money just withal.
  6. Adjacent to the payment method you desire to employ, tapChange and thenAdd together bank account.
  7. Enter your bank business relationship info.
  8. TapSave.
  9. If your bank offers instant verification, you'll be asked to sign in to your depository financial institution account. If your bank doesn't offer it or y'all choose test deposit:
    • Google will make a small eolith in your bank account, which you'll see subsequently 2–3 days.
    • To verify your banking company info, ostend the deposit amount in Google Pay.
  10. Proceed the payment or get out the app.

Add a PayPal account

In the US and Germany, y'all can add PayPal as a payment method in the Google Pay app on an Android device.

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Your PayPal balance refills automatically (U.s.a. only)

When your PayPal rest runs out, it refills with money from a debit card or depository financial institution account linked to your PayPal business relationship. The default amount is $20, merely you can choose some other amount.

If your buy is more than than your balance, a multiple of your refill corporeality will be added to your account.

Find your PayPal PIN (US and DE but)

Some stores and websites might ask for your PayPal in-store Pin. Your default PIN is the concluding iv digits of your virtual card number. Change your PayPal PIN.

How your info is shared with PayPal

When you fix PayPal as a payment method, Google will share your name, electronic mail, phone number, IP accost, device info (including model, identifier, OS and network operator), profile prototype, location snapshot at time of setup, and Google Account signals (including account age and session length) with PayPal. Google volition also receive your name, billing address, phone number, and PayPal account type and account action from PayPal.

Every time you make a Google Pay payment with PayPal, Google will share your IP address and device info (including model, identifier, OS and network operator) with PayPal. Google volition also receive your name and land from PayPal.

Prepare up a payment method for contactless payments

How y'all tin can pay using certain features

Important:The send or receive money characteristic is only available in the U.S. For the U.Southward. territories, this feature is supported just if the debit card was issued under a U.S.-licensed bank.

Accepted payment methods

Credit & debit cards

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Find (U.S. merely)
  • JCB (Japan and U.South. merely)
  • Visa Electron (outside U.Southward. only)
  • Elo credit cards (Brazil but; Elo debit cards aren't accepted)

The types of cards accepted by Google services vary past location and product.

View supported payment methods past land for contactless purchases.

Annotation: Yous might notice temporary charges on your bill of fare when using a credit or debit card.

Depository financial institution account

In some countries, you can add a banking concern account to Google Pay.

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Direct carrier billing

Some mobile devices and service plans can use direct carrier billing to brand purchases on Google Play and YouTube.

PayPal

In the U.s. and Germany, you can add PayPal equally a payment method in the Google Pay app on an Android device.

To find out where you can add together PayPal equally a payment method in Google Play, check out Accepted payment methods on Google Play.

Gift cards & promo codes

You lot tin can save your gift cards in Google Pay and use them in stores, in apps, and on the web. You can likewise utilise Google Pay promo codes.

For Google Play

Google Play gift cards and promo codes tin exist used to brand purchases on Google Play in sure countries. They tin can't exist used with other Google products like Google Vocalisation or Project Fi. If y'all redeem a gift menu or promo code, it will bear witness in Google Pay equally your Google Play residual.

Payment types that won't work

You can't add together these payment methods to Google Pay:

  • Wire transfers
  • Banking concern transfers
  • Western Union
  • Moneygram
  • Virtual credit cards (VCC)
  • Health savings business relationship (HSA)
  • Whatsoever escrow blazon of payment
  • Prepaid cards if you use automatic payments

Fix a trouble

"Asking failed. Something went wrong" or "Trouble verifying your payment method"

If you lot see this error message, effort to add a unlike payment method. Meet above for accepted payment methods. If you're withal having issues, contact us.

"Your transaction cannot exist completed"

If you run across this error bulletin, try again later or try a different payment method.

"An unexpected error has occurred. To keep, use a different payment method or contact us"

If you get this error message, there was an issue with the payment method you tried to apply. Try a different payment method from the list of accepted payment methods. If yous still experience issues, contact united states of america.

Already seeing payment methods

New to Google Pay and already seeing payment methods? If you paid for something through Google in the past, Google Pay saved your card.

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