To use Google Pay safely, leverage its built-in security features and follow personal safety practices to protect your information and prevent fraud.
With safety at heart
Google Pay will never sell your personal information or transaction history. Google Pay offers built-in security, like fraud alerts and encryption when paying online. Google Pay lets you choose your preferred privacy settings.
Keep Your Account Safe
Here are some of the most secure payment methods available online:
Starting on June 4, 2024, the U.S. version of the Google Pay app is no longer available for use.
Choose how to secure your account
Tap Settings and then Privacy & Security. Slide the button to Enable app lock. To set a PIN, select screen lock or 4-digit Google PIN to set as PIN. To use your existing pattern, PIN, face ID, fingerprint, or password that you use to lock your phone, select Use your screen lock.
Payment method encryption: Since Google Pay doesn't store your card details on your device, no one can access your info, even if it's unlocked. Learn more about automatic security features.
Google Pay works hard to keep your money safe. We use artificial intelligence and fraud prevention technology to find harmful transactions when they happen. Sometimes, people might try to trick you into giving them your money. Here are some tips to keep your money safe.
A screen lock will need to be set up to make secure payments with Google Wallet.
Password Leak or Phishing – If you typed your Google email and password into a fake website, or your password was leaked in a data breach, someone can log in from their device. 2. Weak or Reused Passwords – If you used the same password on multiple sites, and one of them got hacked, attackers can try it on Google.
Google Pay™ provides an added layer of security for in-store and in-app purchases by enabling payments without having to use your physical card. While you make a purchase, your mobile device account number, along with a dynamic transaction-specific security code, is used to process the payment.
To make payments with Google Wallet, you must have a screen lock set up on your device and verify that it's you for your security. Important: To make a payment, your payment methods require screen lock verification. After the verification times out, you must verify again for your next transaction.
To check if your Google account is hacked, look for unfamiliar devices, strange security alerts, changed settings (like forwarding or filters), or suspicious activity in Gmail (sent emails you didn't write) or other Google services; if you see anything odd, immediately use Google's Security Checkup to review devices and sign out unrecognized ones, then change your password and enable 2-Step Verification.
Google Wallet has replaced Google Pay in nearly 40 countries around the globe. For U.S. users, it is the primary payment service on Android, however Google Pay can be used, but primarily as a P2P service.
Google Pay becomes Google Wallet (2022)
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