Google Wallet launched in South Africa
Google has launched Google Wallet in South Africa, offering a platform for consumers to save and access payment cards, loyalty cards, event tickets and travel boarding passes, with support for additional items being added over time.
The new wallet, which stores credit and debit cards for Google Pay, aims to provide a safer, simpler and more helpful experience when transacting using Android smartphones or supported Wear OS watches.
“Access to technology is vital for economic prosperity as millions of people use their mobile devices daily to tap and pay at stores, pay for public transportation and to use a variety of passes,” says Google South Africa country director Alistair Mokoena.
“By including everyone – a dynamic ecosystem of manufacturers, developers and users – we want to make digital wallets accessible to everyone through fast, secure access to their everyday essentials.”
The Google Wallet will automatically incorporate those who already have a credit or debit card saved to their Google account after the user sets up the wallet for contactless payments, while those that do not have cards saved can add a new card.
Once the user has accepted and verified their card information, their cards will be tokenised and ready for use – to tap and pay in stores and pay online wherever the Google Pay or contactless symbol is visible – in Google Wallet.
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