To pay by phone in a shop, ensure NFC is on and a card is added to your digital wallet (Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or Samsung Pay). At checkout, unlock your phone, hold it near the contactless terminal, and wait for the confirmation vibration or checkmark. No need to open the app.
Here's how you can start tapping and paying with your Android phone:
You have 2 ways to tap to pay in a store:
Quick Steps
How it works
Easy to pay
Connect your credit or debit card to your PayByPhone account, and pay quickly and securely. Or, where available, opt for Google Pay or Apple Pay to complete transactions.
PayPal is famous for this, but Google Wallet and Venmo have web interfaces, too. Samsung Pay can only make web payments if you link a Visa Checkout account, but it works on the company's phones and (very well) on its smartwatches. Apple Pay works on the Apple Watch, as you might expect.
Hold your Android device near the card reader and wait for the checkmark. Pay with your default card or select another.
If you sign up yourself through the app
After you request a QR kit, it takes 3–5 business days to prepare and dispatch it. Once dispatched, you should receive the kit within 16 days. You can monitor the delivery status directly in the app. Open the Google Pay for Business app.
To pay with your phone, set up a digital wallet like Apple Pay (iPhone) or Google Wallet/Pay (Android), add your debit/credit cards, ensure your phone's NFC is on, then simply unlock your phone and hold the back near a contactless payment terminal (look for the symbol) to tap and pay.
Yes, tapping your card is generally considered safer than inserting it because it uses tokenization and encrypted one-time codes, preventing your actual card details from being exposed to the terminal and reducing the risk of skimming, keeping your card in your possession at all times, and often requiring biometric authentication with mobile wallets, though both methods are secure due to EMV technology. While both tap and insert (chip) use strong EMV security, tapping avoids physical contact with potentially compromised readers and keeps your data encrypted for each transaction, making it a superior choice for security and hygiene.
You can check for NFC settings on your Samsung Android device by looking in the settings app > connections > tap NFC and contactless payments. If you see an option for NFC there, your device is enabled to make NFC payments.
To pay with your phone, set up a digital wallet like Apple Pay (iPhone) or Google Wallet/Pay (Android), add your debit/credit cards, ensure your phone's NFC is on, then simply unlock your phone and hold the back near a contactless payment terminal (look for the symbol) to tap and pay.
A digital wallet — is even more secure than a chip card because it doesn't use your actual card number for the transaction. As a security measure, your card information is only used in the initial setup of the wallet, helping increase mobile payment protection.
Most modern smartphones, including iPhone (iPhone 6 and later) and many Android devices (Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, newer OnePlus, etc.), support tap-to-pay via NFC, using digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or Samsung Pay for contactless payments, with specific model compatibility depending on the app and carrier. The key is an NFC chip and a compatible digital wallet app for seamless, card-free transactions.
Pay with a tap at shops worldwide
Hold your Android device near the card reader and wait for the tick. Pay with your default card or select another. Google Pay will handle the rest.
Tap “Scan QR” at the bottom of the screen. Scan the GPay QR code or upload an image of it.
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Set up pay contactless
How to transact using Tap to Pay:
To pay with your phone, set up a digital wallet like Apple Pay (iPhone) or Google Wallet/Pay (Android), add your debit/credit cards, ensure your phone's NFC is on, then simply unlock your phone and hold the back near a contactless payment terminal (look for the symbol) to tap and pay.
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