How to enable Google Pay

Google Pay is a digital wallet that lets customers make secure card payments using cards saved to their Google Wallet or Google Account.

Businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa can enable Google Pay from their Paystack Dashboard. This article explains how to enable the channel and the requirements for accepting payments from local and international customers.

1. Log in to your Paystack Dashboard.

2. Go to Settings → Preferences.

3. Under payment channels, select Google Pay to it and make sure Cards is also enabled.

If you use Paystack Checkout, including Checkout launched through an API or InlineJS integration, you only need to enable Google Pay and Cards in your Paystack Dashboard. No additional domain registration or Google Pay configuration is required.

For now, businesses must use Paystack Checkout to offer Google Pay. Embedding a standalone Google Pay button on your website is not yet supported.

If you use Paystack Commerce tools such as Invoices, Payment Pages, or Storefronts, Google Pay will also automatically become available at checkout once you enable the channel. No additional configuration is required.

💡 Important to note

The Google Pay option will only appear to customers whose device, browser, card, and Google Pay setup support the payment method.

Yes. Customers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa can use Google Pay to pay eligible Paystack businesses in these countries. International customers can also use the channel if:

• The business is eligible to accept international payments.

• The customer's card is supported.

• The customer's device, browser, and Google Pay setup support the payment.

To accept payments from international customers, your business must be enabled for international payments. Eligible businesses can accept international payments in the currencies supported for their market, subject to eligibility. Learn more about enabling international payments for your business.

Google Pay payments on Paystack currently support Visa and Mastercard cards.

The customer's card must also be eligible for Google Pay and saved to their Google Wallet or Google Account.

For how customers can pay with Google Pay, including supported devices and authentication, recurring payments, refunds, and what to check when Google Pay doesn't appear at checkout, see Pay with Google Pay.

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