PayU makes Google Pay available in European online stores

Online retailers cooperating with PayU in Europe have been granted access to Google Pay, due to the extension of the collaboration between PayU and Google. Earlier in 2018, while introducing Android Pay to Poland, Google chose PayU as a partner implementing this new solution on the ecommerce market.

„Online retailers cooperating with PayU in Europe have been granted access to a new form of payment in their websites as well as in mobile applications. Payments using Google Pay can be made on all devices (smartphones and computers), regardless of the operating system or browser.”, according to the press release.

Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a simple and fast way to pay with a card, without the need to complete its data every time. Card details are securely stored by Google.

In order to make payments for online purchases with Google Pay, users must save their card details to their Google account. It can be done from the pay.google.com website or through the Google Pay mobile app.

„When shopping, being in the store application or on its website, it is simply enough to click on the ‘Google Pay’ logo on the PayU website with the choice of payment methods and then approve the payment with the selected card.”, said the company.

The payment with Google’s digital wallet on store websites is available not only on Android phones, but also on those with the iOS operating system.

„When shopping on a computer or laptop, after switching from the store to the list of payment methods on the PayU website, one must select Google Pay and then confirm the transaction with one click. For additional protection, 3-D Secure authorization may sometimes be triggered, which involves using a one-time password received in an SMS message or generated by an electronic token.”, PayU mentioned.

The implementation of Google Pay is another step enhancing the cooperation between PayU and Google. Earlier, while introducing Android Pay to Poland, Google chose PayU as a partner implementing this new solution on the e-commerce market.

„Thanks to Google Pay, users in Poland and Europe no longer need to create accounts in every new application or website. Paying is easy and frictionless, even on the first visit of the buyer, wherever the Google Pay logo is visible.”, says Florence Diss, Head of EMEA Commerce Partnerships, Google.

„We are happy to work with the most innovative payment partners and that thanks to the integration with PayU thousands of websites, in Poland and in Europe, can now provide their users with a fast and secure payment method, which is Google Pay.”

„At PayU, we constantly develop the offer of payment methods to ensure maximum benefits for both buyers and sellers. Following the trends, we introduce the most innovative solutions also in the field of mobile payments – says Joanna Pieńkowska-Olczak, PayU Country Manager in Poland.

„Mobile devices already account for more than a half of online traffic. More and more online stores treat sales in this channel finally as a standard, and not just as a fashionable trend. Although there are still customers who may not be fully satisfied with how to buy on mobile, already in the case of more than a half of the shopping, part of the process takes place on smartphones and tablets.” she adds.