You can add your Spend card to Google Pay™ to make contactless payments with your compatible phone or smartwatch.
To use Google Pay for contactless payments you’ll need to have an active Spend account with at least one virtual or physical Sharesies Debit Mastercard. You’ll also need an Android device with the latest version of Android.
Add your Spend card to Google Pay
Before you add your card, you’ll need to set up your Google Wallet. Download the Google Pay app from Google Play or the App Store, then add your Google Account and follow the prompts to set up your Google Wallet.
To add your Sharesies card to your Google Wallet:
login to the Sharesies app and go to Portfolio > Spend
select the card you’d like to add to Google Pay
tap ‘Add to Google Wallet’ and follow the prompts to add your card.
You can add as many of your Spend cards to your Google Wallet as you like.
Choose a default card in Google Pay
If you have more than one card in your Google Wallet, the first one you added will be your default payment method.
To change your default card:
open the Google Wallet app
at the top, on your card, swipe from the right edge of the screen until you find the card that you want to use as your default
tap the card.
tap ‘Details’ and then ‘Make default for tap to pay’.
Pay with Google Pay
You can use Google Pay to pay in stores, online, and in-apps—both in New Zealand and overseas—wherever contactless payments are accepted. You can’t withdraw cash with Google Pay.
In-store payments
You can pay with Google Pay anywhere that contactless payments are accepted. You’ll see a contactless symbol or the Google Pay symbol.
To pay with Google Pay in-store:
unlock your device or open Google Wallet
hold your device up to the reader
wait for the checkmark to appear on your phone screen (signalling that the transaction was successful).
Online or in-app payments
If an app or website supports Google Pay payments, you’ll see the Google Pay icon at checkout. Just choose Google Pay as your payment method and follow the prompts to checkout.
Pay with a card that isn’t your default card
You can tap and pay with other cards that aren’t your default card. To pay with a non-default card:
open the Google Wallet app .
at the top, on your card, swipe from the right edge of the screen to left until you find the card that you want to use
hold the back of your phone against the payment terminal
if prompted, choose ‘Credit,’ no matter your type of card.
View your Google Pay transactions
To view your transactions in the Sharesies app:
go to Portfolio > Spend
scroll to see your transactions.
To view your transactions in the Google Pay app:
open the Google Pay app
touch the card you paid with
scroll to find your transaction, and tap on it to see the details.
Remove your card from Google Pay
To remove your Spend card from Google Pay:
open the Google Pay app
tap the card you want to remove
scroll down, then tap ‘Remove card’.
The security of your card details with Google Pay
When you tap to pay with your Android phone, Google Pay shares a unique Virtual Account Number instead of your actual card number with the business, so your payment info stays safe.
Your payment information is stored on Google’s private servers. When you pay online, Google Pay encrypts your data so your payment stays safe on the way to the business.
Visit the Google Pay website to learn more about Google Pay security.