Mastercard and Google Pay: All info on the payment method

Contactless payment via mobile device: According to many experts, this is the future. Google Pay is heading in this direction and is cooperating with Mastercard. With us you experience everything, which you must know to the topic.

With a Mastercard, Google Pay is supposed to work particularly quickly and conveniently.

Mastercard: Google Pay for even faster payments

Google Pay was launched in Germany in June 2018. The collaboration with Mastercard is intended to reach a large target group. In theory, the model is quite simple: users can link their Mastercard with Google Pay and only need the smartphone, which is compatible with appropriate readers, when shopping. So you can use the smartphone as a full-fledged payment method, and that sounds pretty convenient. Another advantage is security, as Google Pay (similar to PayPal) acts as a payment intermediary. So your credit card data does not reach the seller.

These banks offer the joint use of Mastercard and Google Pay

So far, only selected banks offer your customers the possibility to use Mastercard together with Google Pay.

• Among the first banks that allowed Mastercard holders to use Google Pay were Commerzbank, Wirecard, BW Bank, N26 and Revolut .
• But now other direct banks such as Comdirect, DKB, ING and Consorsbank also offer a link between Mastercard and Google Pay.
• Customers of BW Bank and Hanseatic Bank also have the option of using Google Pay with Mastercard.

The application is quite simple: first you need to install the Google Pay app and then enter your Mastercard data there. Once this link is complete, you can get started right away. An overview of participating merchants can be found here.