Google Pay (payment method)

Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a mobile payment service developed by Google to power in-app, online, and in-person contactless purchases on mobile devices, enabling users to make payments with Android phones, tablets, or watches. Users can authenticate via a PIN, passcode, or biometrics such as 3D face scanning or fingerprint recognition.

Google Pay
Developer(s)Google
Initial release
  • May 26, 2011 (2011-05-26) (as Google Wallet)
  • September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11) (as Android Pay)
  • January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08) (as Google Pay)
Stable release(s) [±]
Android222.1.4 / April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
iOS222.0 / April 8, 2024 (2024-04-08)
Operating system
Platform
  • In store:
  • Android phones or Wear OS smartwatches with NFC, as well as select Fitbit smartwatches
  • On the web:
  • Android, ChromeOS, Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Linux using Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Samsung Internet, or Safari
LicenseProprietary
Websitepay.google.com/about/

As of 2024, it is currently available in 75 countries.

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