Australian banks with Google Pay

Check if your bank offers Google Pay and get some tips on how to use it here.

Just like Apple Pay for iPhone users, Google Pay is the digital wallet for Android users. Google Pay enables you to make purchases in-store, online and within apps without using your physical debit or credit card.

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What is Google Pay?

Google Pay is a payments app that acts like your physical wallet, housing all your debit and credit cards as well as loyalty cards, tickets and coupons. You can use the digital wallet to make contactless purchases in stores and online just like you would with your physical debit card, except the app enables you to make these purchases using just your smartphone or Android device. The beauty of Google Pay is that you can travel lightly with just your phone and still make purchases – no cash or card needed.

Finder data shows that 30% of Australians have their debit or credit card connected to their smartphone or watch, while a further 10% plan to in the near future.


Australian banks that offer Google Pay

See the Australian banks that offer Google Pay, Samsung Pay and/or Apple Pay in the table below.

Bank Apple PaySamsung PayGoogle Pay
WestpacNoNoNo
Adelaide BankNoNo
AMPNoNoNo
ANZNoNoNo
Arab Bank AustraliaNoNoNo
Australian Military BankNoNoNo
Auswide BankNoNo
AWA Alliance BankNoNoNo
NABNoNoNo
CommBank (CBA)NoNoNo
BankSANoNoNo
BankVicNoNoNo
BankWAWNoNoNo
Bank AustraliaNoNoNo
Bank FirstNoNo
Bank of Heritage IsleNoNoNo
Bank of MelbourneNoNoNo
Bank of SydneyNoNoNo
BCUNoNoNo
BDCU Alliance BankNoNoNo
Bendigo BankNoNoNo
Beyond Bank AustraliaNoNoNo
Big Sky Building SocietyNoNoNo
Bank of Queensland (BOQ)NoNoNo
Bank of UsNoNo
Australian UnityNoNoNo
BankwestNoNoNo
Catalyst MoneyNoNoNo
Central Murray Credit UnionNoNoNo
Central West Credit UnionNoNoNo
CitiNoNo
Coastline Credit UnionNoNoNo
Community First BankNoNoNo
Central Coast Credit UnionNoNoNo
Credit Union SANoNoNo
Border BankNoNoNo
Defence BankNoNoNo
Endeavour Mutual BankNoNoNo
Family First BankNoNo
Firefighters Mutual BankNoNoNo
First Option Credit UnionNoNoNo
Ford Credit UnionNoNo
Greater BankNoNo
Goulburn Murray Credit UnionNoNoNo
Great Southern BankNoNoNo
HayNoNo
Heritage BankNoNoNo
Holiday Coast Credit UnionNoNoNo
Horizon Credit UnionNoNoNo
HSBCNoNo
Hume BankNoNo
INGNoNo
Illawarra Credit UnionNoNoNo
IMB BankNoNoNo
Intech Credit UnionNoNoNo
Laboratories Credit UnionNoNo
Latitude Financial ServicesNoNoNo
Lombard FinanceNo
Macquarie BankNoNo
ME BankNoNoNo
MOVE BankNoNo
MyState BankNoNoNo
Newcastle PermanentNoNo
Nexus MutualNoNoNo
Northern Beaches Credit UnionNoNoNo
Northern Inland Credit UnionNoNo
Once CreditNo
Orange Credit UnionNoNoNo
P&N BankNoNoNo
People's Choice Credit UnionNoNoNo
Police BankNoNoNo
Police Credit UnionNoNo
QBankNoNo
Queensland Country BankNoNo
Qudos BankNoNo
RACQNoNoNo
Reliance BankNoNoNo
South West Slopes Credit UnionNoNoNo
Sydney Credit UnionNoNoNo
SuncorpNoNo
Teachers Mutual BankNoNoNo
The MacNoNoNo
The Mutual BankNoNo
The RockNoNo
UniBankNoNoNo
UbankNoNoNo
Unity BankNoNoNo
Warwick Credit UnionNo
Woolworths Employees' Credit UnionNoNoNo
Queenslanders Country BankNoNoNo
Virgin MoneyNoNoNo
86 400NoNoNo
Up BankNoNoNo

What happened to Android Pay and Google Wallet?

Don't be confused about Android Pay and Google Wallet, Google has rebranded these as Google Pay. Google launched Android Pay in 2015 but rebranded to Google Pay in early 2018 to avoid confusion. Now, all of Google's digital payment features are under the one name: Google Pay.

How does Google Pay work?

Within the Google Pay app, you’ll see a tab titled “Cards”. This is where all your cards are stored, including your debit and credit card. In the same way that you can use your physical debit card to make contactless tap-and-go purchases in stores, you can use Google Pay to tap your smartphone on an EFTPOS terminal without entering a pin.

Using near field communication (NFC), the phone connects with the payment terminal when they’re held close together, allowing the payment to be processed. Think of it like an invisible mini-bridge between your phone and the EFTPOS terminal that allows the data to travel between each device. The chip within your device communicates to the chip within the payment terminal, sending messages back and forth via the mini, invisible bridge.

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"I don't think I have used my physical debit card or cash in years, and I never even leave the house with my wallet anymore. I make all my purchases using Google Pay on my phone - I find this so easy and convenient, plus it's safer than carrying around cash because I need to unlock my phone with my fingerprint before I can buy something."

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Pros and Cons of using Google Pay

Pros

  • It's more secure than using your debit card or cash.
  • You can travel light without carrying a physical wallet.
  • You can use it to make purchases in-store, within apps and online.
  • It's not as limited as Apple Pay since you can use it on a large number of Android devices.

Cons

  • You need an eligible device; it does not work on iPhones.
  • Not all banks offer Google Pay yet.

Where can you use Google Pay?

Google Pay is accepted at millions of places worldwide. You can use Google Pay in any stores that already enable tap-and-go payments, which is almost everywhere these days. You can also use Google Pay to make purchases within a large number of popular apps, such as Wish as well as on websites like JB Hi-Fi. When using Google Pay to make purchases online, you avoid having to manually enter your card details each time you make a transaction. If you’re not sure if a particular merchant accepts Google Pay, just look for the Google Pay symbol or the contactless payment symbol.

Which devices support Google Pay?

Google Pay is available on devices running on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or higher, and that support near-field communication (NFC) and host card emulation (HCE) technology.

Google Pay is only available on Android devices and is not available on iPhones, Mac computers or Apple Watches.

How to set up Google Pay on your smartphone

Setting up Google Pay only takes a few easy steps, and you can start making contactless payments right away.

  1. Ensure you have an eligible device and debit card. You’ll need to have an Android smartphone that supports the operating system 4.4 or above. Plus, check to make sure your current bank offers Google Pay by searching the list above.
  2. Download the app. Go to your Google play store and download the Google Pay app.
  3. Add your debit card. Select the “Add debit card” option within the app. You can take a photo of your card instead of manually entering in all the numbers (although you can enter the numbers manually, if you’d like to). You’ll receive a text to verify your identity, then you’re all set to go.

How do I use Google Pay once it’s installed?

Once you’ve got the Google Pay app set up on your smartphone, it’s easy to make contactless payments in stores without your debit card or cash. All you need to do is wake up your phone, hold it over the EFTPOS terminal and wait until you see a tick appear on the screen to let you know the payment was approved. You don’t need to open the Google Pay app, and the whole process takes less than five seconds to complete.

If you’re making a purchase within an app or on a website, simply select the Google Pay option at the checkout. The app will use your default card details to pay for the transaction, without the need to enter in your details again.

Is Google Pay safe?

You can sleep easy knowing that yes, Google Pay is incredibly safe. In fact, Google operates one of the most advanced security systems in the world. When you use Google Pay to pay for things in-store, like your morning coffee, the app doesn’t share your debit card number with the merchant. Instead it shares a unique encrypted transaction number along with a number specific to your device to validate the payment.

And if you lose the phone itself, you can simply lock it remotely from a web browser by logging into your Google account. Or, you can use your mobile banking app to lock your debit card temporarily. So, Google Pay is actually safer than using your traditional debit or credit card in some ways.

How do I use Google Pay on my Android watch?

If Google Pay is supported on your smartwatch, the app will already be on the watch. Open the app on your watch and select the “Get started” option. You’ll then need to use your phone to add a debit card to your watch. When done successfully, your card will appear within the Google Pay app on your watch. Note, you’ll need to set up a PIN for your watch in order for Google Pay to work.

You can now use the watch to make contactless payments in stores. Hover your wrist over the payment terminal, the same way that you’d use your phone or debit card to tap and go. However, unlike using Google Pay on your smartphone, when using your watch to pay, you do need to open the Google Pay app. You’ll feel a vibration from the watch when the transaction has worked.

What are Apple Pay and Samsung Pay?

Apple Pay is the digital wallet offered by tech giant Apple, which is for iPhone users and other Apple devices including Apple Watch. Samsung Pay is exclusively for Samsung devices, although Google Pay will also work on a large majority of Samsung devices.

If you’ve got an iPhone or Samsung device, you can check out our Apple Pay or Samsung Pay guides to learn more about these digital wallet options.

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Alison is an editor at Finder and a personal finance journalist with over 10 years of experience, having contributed to major financial institutions and publications such as Westpac, Money Magazine, and Yahoo Finance. She is frequently quoted in media outlets like SmartCompany and SBS, offering expert insights on superannuation and money management. Alison holds a Bachelor of Communications in Public Relations and Journalism from the University of Newcastle, and has earned three ASIC RG146 certifications in superannuation, securities and managed investments and general financial advice, ensuring her expertise is fully aligned with ASIC standards. See full bio

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