Key Takeaways
- Google Pay’s latest feature shows you credit card offers to help you maximize your rewards.
- We now have a “Buy Now, Pay Later” option that makes it easier to pay later.
- Google Pay autofill makes it easy to enter your credit card information using your face or fingerprint.
Mobile payments have become the standard way of making purchases for many businesses and people. They have made going out easier by allowing you to send transactions without having to have a credit card, debit card, or cash immediately on hand. Paying for your ice cream by simply holding your phone in front of a terminal, eating your ice cream, and going about your day is a much easier way to spend your day than fumbling with loose change or trying to put bills back in your wallet while the ice cream melts on your arm. Believe me, this happened to me recently and I craved mobile payments in a time of need.
Google has had a good time trying to establish itself as a mobile payment platform. It has introduced various payment methods over the years, including Google Pay, GPay, Android Pay, and Google Wallet, but in the process, it has all become complicated. There have also been attempts to make payments easier by allowing users to save their payment information. Google Account making it easy to make payments on your Android phone or Google Chrome desktop browser. Despite rumors that it would be phased out, Google Pay exists and was recently updated, so that’s where it is.
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Google Wallet, previously known as Android Pay, is the company’s convenient payment system for Android users.
A few months ago, Google announced new features that make Google Pay more convenient: link your cards, store your info securely, and make checkout a lot smoother. These new Google Pay features will help you so you don’t have to worry about your ice cream melting on your hands. Here’s what you can do with Google Pay:
Google Pay
Google Pay is a way to make mobile payments on your Android device. Sync your credit or debit cards and pay wirelessly and securely with your phone.
What are the latest features of Google Pay?
View credit card offers
One of the newest features Google Pay is offering is the ability to see what rewards your credit card offers when you make a purchase. Different credit cards have different rewards programs. For example, some credit cards offer 2% cash back on travel purchases, while others offer 4% cash back on grocery purchases. If you use different credit cards for different types of purchases, Google Pay wants to understand that and help you earn as many points and rewards as possible when using the app.
We plan to expand this to other cards in the future.
With the latest update, you can now store different cards and Google Pay will recognize the rewards when you make a purchase. You can see your cards on the checkout screen and see what rewards you’ll get if you select a particular card for a particular purchase. This works for American Express and Capital One cardholders, and rewards will appear in a drop-down menu on the checkout screen. We plan to expand to other cards in the future.
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It works on both Android phones and Google Chrome desktop browsers, and removes the restriction of only being able to buy certain types of items on your phone or only on your computer.
More and more sites are offering “buy now, pay later”
Google Pay is partnering with even more locations for compatibility
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Many stores offer layaway payments during the holiday season to allow for more reasonable installments. The auto loan industry has been driven by this idea, with many stores now offering this option for larger purchases. Google Pay has recognized this and is partnering with many companies that offer “buy now, pay later” options. Earlier this year, it began partnering with Affirm and Zip, two well-known companies that focus on this type of transaction.
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This addition makes it easier to shop online with Google Pay, whether on a mobile device or desktop browser. The Android app can link shoppers to their Affirm or Zip accounts, or help them create a new account if they want to take advantage of the “buy now, pay later” feature. If the feature is offered for a particular purchase or on a particular site, it will appear in the payment menu at checkout.
You can pay in installments on the website or by linking your Affirm or Zip account. Don’t worry, you can also pay in one lump sum if you prefer. If you don’t already have an Affirm or Zip account, you’ll need to sign up and fill out an eligibility check to ensure you qualify for the “Buy Now, Pay Later” program.
Use your fingerprint or face to view your credit card information
No need to enter it every time
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One of the hassles of paying with your phone is having to enter your credit card information on all the different websites. With Google Pay’s latest feature, that won’t be an issue anymore – you can use autofill to display your credit card information on your Chrome or Android device.
If you use Google Pay, select the product and then[お支払い]You can go to the menu, where you can autofill your credit card information the same way you unlock your phone: with your face, fingerprint, or PIN code. You can choose how you want to unlock Autofill and use it to fill in your credit card information.
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If you have a QR code, you can easily add it to your Google Wallet by following these steps:
You can also add an extra level of security by requiring your phone to be unlocked to use Autofill, so even if someone steals your phone while it’s open, they can’t steal your credit card information unless you perform a secondary unlocking step.