


To sort your loyalty cards, open the Passes tab. If your card doesn't have a barcode, read your membership number to the cashier. And here's how you use a gift card or your loyalty membership card.ġ. Go to the Passes tab and choose the loyalty card you want to use.Ģ. Next, present the barcode to the cashier to scan. Passes don't work as seamlessly as a credit or debit card, but it can be handy having all your memberships and gift cards in one place. If you don't already have a membership, some companies such as sandwich-maker Jimmy John's will let you sign up for a new account. Some companies will give you the option to enter the numbers manually by tapping the enter manually button at the bottom of the screen. For a loyalty program, a camera window will pop up to scan your loyalty membership number. When the list of retailers and restaurants appears, choose the company for your card or loyalty program.Ĥ. If you have a gift card, you'll be prompted to enter the card's details. Charlie Wagner/CNETģ. Next, select either Loyalty program or Gift card from the pop up window. Google Pay also lets you store your loyalty memberships and retail gift cards, too. But there are a bunch of merchants supported, from Starbucks and Walgreens to Ikea and airlines such as United, Delta and American.ġ. To add a loyalty or gift card, open the Google Pay app and tap the Passes tab at the bottom of the screen.Ģ. Then, tap the blue Pass button with a + sign. For example, I added my AMC Stubs A-List card. Your Google Pay Wallet lets you add loyalty cards and gift cards to it. Anytime you see the Google Pay icon on a site or in an app, simply tap it at checkout. You can also use Google Pay at checkout on websites as well as in apps such as Caviar, Starbucks and Airbnb. With Google Pay, you can also send or request money from your browser.Ģ. Next, select the Send or Request Money tab.Ĥ. Enter the amount of money you want to send or request, and then enter a recipient's phone number, email or enter their name to pull in info from their contact card.ĥ. Finally, tap Send or Request. If they have Google Pay on their phone, they can share their Google Pay QR code with you (or vice versa). If the person you're sending or requesting from isn't in your contacts, type in their phone number or email.ĥ. You can send and request cash with friends and family, just like you can with Venmo and Zelle.ġ. To send cash, open the Google Pay app.ģ. From there, select a contact to send money to or request money from.Ĥ. Charlie Wagner/CNET Send and receive money with Google Payīut Google Pay isn't just about using your phone instead of plastic cards. Once of the most convenient uses I found for Google Pay was using it to get cash out of an ATM.
