As long as your phone has NFC (near field communications), you’ll be able to use your phone like a contactless card at many pay points - just keep an eye out for the Android Pay or Google Pay symbol. Using Google Pay is as easy - if not easier - than getting your account set up. Enter the verification code (or let Google autofill that for you), and you’re ready to go. Either way, you’ll be then asked to accept the terms of service before verifying your details either by calling your bank, or by text message. Otherwise, you can add the card yourself by entering the card number, expiration date, and CVC (card verification code). Google Pay offers you the chance to simply have the app look at your card through the camera and automatically add the details. If you don’t have any existing cards attached to your account (from the Google Play Store, for example), or you want to add a new card, then you’ll be taken straight to the card-adding options.įrom here, you can choose how you want to add your card. Hit the Add a card button, and Google will alert you if you already have a card assigned to your account and offer the option to Add a new card. It will then take you through the stages of getting a credit card signed onto your account.

Google Pay will greet you and ask which of your connected Google accounts you want to use on your Google Pay account. Getting a Google Pay account set up is quick and easy, and once you’re done, you can get right down to what really matters: Retail therapy. If you have an existing Android Pay account, there’s no need to worry - all of your saved cards will transfer over to your new Google Pay account, and you won’t need to do anything to get it set up.īut what if you’re new to Google Pay and need to set up your account for the first time? We’ve got you covered there, too.

The app formerly known as Android Pay has had a branding change and a bit of a polish, but it’s still the same app below the new face.

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