Google Pay came to Kenya around 2018. As for now, it is
possible to integrate the American wallet directly with M-Pesa, a subsidiary of
Safaricom Kenya. However, Google pay has not won the hearts of many Kenyans
even though it is well established all over the Globe.
How to pay with Google Pay online
To use the Google Pay app, you must have an Android phone
with NFC (contactless) technology. Then you have to download the app and save
your bank details. Warning: not all banks are compatible with Google Pay. The
list of partner banking institutions by country is available on Google's
website.
Step-by-step instructions to pay with Google Pay on the
web
To utilize the Google Pay application, you should have an
Android smartphone with NFC (contactless) innovation. At that point, you need
to download the application and save your bank information. Cautioning: not all
banks are viable with Google Pay. The rundown of accomplice banking
organizations with the following Credit Cards are only supported in Kenya:
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Visa
Electron
There are three different ways to utilize Google Pay:
available, in a versatile application, or on a mobile site (from the Chrome
browser as it were). To pay with Google Pay in-store, the installment terminal
should acknowledge contactless technology. No compelling reason to open the
application. Just put your phone on the terminal. It is likewise conceivable to
add reliability cards and gift vouchers to Google Pay. A few dealers
significantly offer uncommon offers.
Google Pay" shows when you are making a buy that the
trader site is an associate of Google Pay. The equivalent goes for installment
through an application. Google Pay is accessible in the installment
list. Unlike Kenyan bank cards that limit KES 2,500 in contactless
payments, there is no payment limit with Google Pay.
Google Pay also allows you to store plane tickets and
concert tickets, as Apple Pay does. For now, the only importable tickets are
those from the Ticketmaster or Southwest platforms. By May 2021, U.S. Google
Pay users can now make money transfers to India and Singapore. Google will add
other countries gradually to Google Pay. However, in Kenya, Google pay does not
allow the following:
- Any
escrow type of payment
- Bank
transfers
- Western
Union
- Health
Savings Account (HSA)
- Wire
transfers
- Money
Gram
- Virtual
Credit Cards (VCC)
- Transit
cards
Google Pay and PayPal
It is achievable to add a PayPal account to Google Pay. When
the two versions are connected, the client doesn't need to sign in to PayPal
when shopping on Chrome. you should tap on the line PayPal, beneath that of the
Mastercard, and approve the buy with a PIN. It is additionally conceivable to
utilize your record PayPal with Google Pay available or through an application.
Note that if the PayPal account isn't adequately loaded, Google Pay will
naturally sign in to the bank or move the fundamental equilibrium from the
enlisted Mastercard to the PayPal account.
In May 2018, Google and PayPal reinforced their trust. It is
presently conceivable to utilize your PayPal account to pay for items and
services through the Google biological system, including Gmail, Youtube, and
the Google Store. Since June 2019, e-retailers offering Google Pay can add the
choice PayPal. This component is accessible in 24 nations where clients can
connect their records to PayPal and Google Pay.
Analysis of Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay
Google Pay is accessible in 28 nations, marginally more than Samsung Pay (24) but substantially less than Apple Pay (60 countries). Then again, it is difficult to know the number of clients of every one of them since none of them impact this figure. The quantity of Kenyan banks that offer is known. What's more, it is the apple that has persuaded the most monetary organizations.
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