A lot of persons have heard about Google pay, but don’t know what it is all about, or who accepts Google pay.
Hence, in this article, I will be telling you who accepts Google pay. However, before we talk about that, it is important we understand what Google pay is first.
Who Accepts Google Pay
Google pay is formerly known as pay with google and Android pay. It is an online payment system that enables online, in-app, and contactless purchases on mobile devices. This enables users to make payments using their smart gadgets. With Google Pay, you also get to save your loyalty cards, tickets, gift cards, and so on. Do you know you still get your reward when you use your credit card directly?
Google pay is a safe, secure, and easy way to pay online, store and applications. All you just need to have to use Google pay is a smartphone, smart wristwatch, or tablet.
How Does Google Pay Works?
Google pay is just like contactless payment. It enables wireless devices to communicate with the point of payment system using a Near Field Communication (NCF) to transmit card information, which thereby enables translation to occur. It also makes use of host-based card emulation (HCE) and Android security.
Also See: How To Register Business on Google
To pay at points of sale users hold their authenticated device which is their smartphone, facing its back to the point of sale system for a few seconds, and follow the laid down instructions to effect payments.
The service has smart authentication, allowing the system to detect when the device is considered secure and challenge if necessary for unlocking information. You can see it is obviously a secured means of payment.
Stores That Accept Google Pay
Not all stores accept Google pay. This is probably because it is not yet supported in their countries or the facilities and infrastructure are not yet available or due to some other reasons. However, in case you are searching for stores that use or accept Google pay, there is something you can checkout for at the stores. Look out for things like:
- G- pay logo or contactless symbols
- Signs and stickers
You may see them on the doors, windows, or even the payment points.
Gold Standard:
Retailers who embrace Google Pay across all of their commerce channels (in-store, online, and in-app) and link their rewards schemes (if any) with Google Pay Smart Tap.
- Five Below
- Jimmy John’s (+contactless Freaky Fast Rewards)
- KFC
- Shake Shack
- Six Flags
- Taco Bell
In-store:
- 7-Eleven (in-store & sometimes at-pump)
- 99 Ranch
- A&W
- ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
- Abercrombie
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Ace Hardware
- Adidas
- Advance Auto Parts
- Aeropostle
- Albertsons
- ALDI
- American Eagle
- Anthropologie
- Apple Store
- Applebee’s (select locations only)
- Arby’s (may or may not be customer facing)
- Arco (in-store & at-pump)
- ASICS
- AT&T
- Athleta
- Au Bon Pain
- Auntie Anne’s Pretzels
- AutoZone Auto Parts
- b8ta
- Banana Republic
- Barnes & Noble
- Barney’s New York
- Bashas’
- Baskin Robbins
- Bass Pro Shops
- Bath & Body Works
- Bealls
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Ben & Jerry’s
- Best Buy
- BevMo
- Bi-Lo
- Big Lots
- BJ’s
- Blaze Pizza
- Bloomingdale’s
- Blue & Cream
- Bob Evans
- Bookoff
- Books-a-Million
- Bose
- Boston Market
- BP (in-store & at some pumps)
- Brain Freeze Nitrogen Ice Cream
- Bravo Supermarkets
- Brightline (in-station & on-board)
- Brooks Brothers
- Brookshire’s
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Burger King
- Busch Gardens Tampa
- Cake Gallery
- California Department of Motor Vehicles
- Calvin Klein
- Capital One Café
- Carl’s Jr.
- Carter’s
- Casey’s General Store (in-store only)
- CAVA
- Champs Sports
- Charlotte Russe
- Checkers
- Chick-fil-A
- Chico’s
- Chili’s
- Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream
- Chipotle
- Chuck E. Cheese’s
- Cicis Pizza (not customer facing)
- Circle K (in-store & at-pump)
- Claire’s
- Clean Juice
- Coach
- Condesa Coffee
- Continental Cellular
- Costco (in-store & at pump)
- County Market
- Crate & Barrel
- Cricket Wireless
- Cub
- Culver’s (select locations only)
- Cumberland Farms
- CVS
- Dairy Queen
- Davis Food & Drug
- Decathlon
- Del Taco
- Delta
- Denny’s
- Dick Blick
- Dick’s Drive-In
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Diesel
- Dillard’s
- Discount Tire
- Disney Store
- Disneyland California
- Dollar Tree
- Domino’s Pizza
- DSW
- DuaneReade
- Dunkin’
- Earth Fare
- Eddie Bauer
- Eddie’s Market
- El Pollo Loco
- Express
- Extra Mile
- F21 RED
- Family Dollar
- Family Fare
- Famous Footwear
- Fareway
- Fareway Meat Market
- Farm Fresh
- FashionNova
- FedEx Office
- Finish Line
- Firehouse Subs
- First Watch
- Fitlife Foods
- Five Below
- Five Guys
- Fleet Feet
- Food City
- Food Maxx
- Foot Locker
- Footaction
- Forever 21
- Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
- Fresco y Más
- Fuddruckers
- GameStop
- GAP
- Gelson’s Market
- Gentleman’s Choice Formal Wear
- Ghirardelli
- GIANT
- Giant Eagle
- GNC
- Golden Corral
- Gong Cha
- Goodwill (varies wildly, POS may be behind counter)
- Google Store
- Gristedes
- Grocery Outlet
- Gucci
- H&M
- Habit Burger
- Hair Cuttery
- Hair Market Salon
- Hallmark
- Halloween City
- Hannaford Supermarkets
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Hardee’s
- Harmon’s Grocery
- Heinen’s Grocery
- Hobby Town USA
- Hollister
- HomeGoods
- honeygrow
- Hornbacher’s
- Hot Shops Omaha
- Hot Topic
- Hungry Howie’s (not customer facing)
- Hy-Vee
- Hägen-Dazs
- IKEA
- IKEA Food Court & Bistro
- In N Out
- Ingles Market
- Island Pacific Supermarkets
- J. Crew
- Jack-in-the-Box
- Jamba Juice
- Jason’s Deli (select locations only)
- JCPenney
- Jersey Mike’s Subs
- JetBlue
- Jewel Osco
- Jiffy Lube
- Jimmy John’s (+contactless Freaky Fast Rewards)
- Johnny Rockets
- Jolibee
- Journeys
- Jurassic Putt
- Kate Spade
- KFC
- Kohl’s
- Krispy Kreme
- La Colombe Coffee
- Lauritzen Gardens
- Legend Comics
- LEGO Store
- Lenny’s Grill & Subs
- LensCrafters
- Levi’s
- Lidl
- Lids
- Lilly Pulitzer
- Lin’s Fresh Market
- Little Caesars
- LL Bean
- Louis Vuitton
- Love’s Travel Stop (in-store & at-pump)
- Lowe’s Market
- Luby’s
- Lucky’s Market
- Lush Cosmetics
- Macy’s
- Marshall’s
- Maverik
- McDonald’s
- Meijer (at-pump & in-store)
- Men’s Wearhouse
- Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
- Micro Center
- Microsoft Store
- MOD Pizza
- Moe’s Southwest Grill
- Mountain Mike’s
- Mulhall’s
- Nando’s Peri-Peri
- Nebraska Furniture Mart
- Nestlé Toll House Café
- New York & Company
- Nike
- Nordstrom
- Nordstrom Rack
- Office Depot
- OfficeMax
- Old Navy
- Old World Oil & Vinegar
- Olive Garden
- Ollie’s
- Omaha Steaks
- Outback Steakhouse (select locations only)
- Panda Express
- Pandora
- Panera
- Papa Murphy’s
- Party City
- PDQ
- Peet’s Coffee
- Pep Boys
- Pepperjax Grill
- Pet Supermarket
- Petco
- Petland
- PetPeople
- PetSmart
- Philz Coffee
- Pier 1
- Piggly Wiggly
- Pilot Flying J (in-store & at some pumps)
- Pizza Hut
- Pizza My Heart
- Plaid Pantry
- Plato’s Closet
- Play It Again Sports
- Pollo Tropical
- Polo
- Popeye’s
- Prada
- Price Chopper
- PS GREEN
- Publix
- QuikTrip (in-store & at-pump)
- RaceTrac (in-store & at-pump)
- Rack Room Shoes
- Raley’s
- Rally’s
- Red Lobster (select locations only)
- Red Ribbon Bakeshop
- Rite Aid
- Roche Bros. Supermarkets
- Ross
- Round Table Pizza
- Royal Farms (in-store & at-pump)
- Rubio’s
- rue21
- Runza
- Safeway
- Saks 5th Avenue
- Saks Off 5th
- Sandy’s Donuts & Coffee Shop
- Save A Lot
- Save Mart
- Scheels
- Schnucks
- Scooter’s Coffee
- See’s Candies
- Sephora
- Shake
- Shaw’s
- Sheetz (at-pump & in-store)
- Sherwin-Williams
- Shoe Carnival
- Shop ‘n Save
- Shoppers
- Six Flags
- Sizzler
- Sketchers
- Smart & Final
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Smoothie King
- Solstice Sunglasses
- SpartanNash (Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery and Dan’s Supermarket, Ada Fresh Market, Dillonvale IGA, Econofoods, Family Fresh Market, Forest Hills Foods, Fresh City market, No Frills, Pick’n Save, SunMart, Supermercado Nuestra Familia and ValuLand)
- Speedway (in-store & at-pump)
- Spinx
- Sport Clips
- Sprouts
- Staples
- Star Market
- Starbucks
- Stater Bros. Markets
- Steak ‘n Shake
- Subway
- Suncoast
- SuperValu
- Supercuts
- Sweetgreen (cashless chain)
- T-Mobile
- T-Swirl Crepe
- Taco Bell
- Taco John’s
- TacoTime
- Target
- Tender Greens (cashless chain)
- Texas Roadhouse
- The Afternoon
- The Body Shop
- The Bookworm
- The Children’s Place
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- The Container Store
- The Limited
- The Meadows Original Frozen Custard
- The North Face
- The UPS Store
- The Vitamin Shoppe
- ThinkGeek
- Thomton’s
- Tiffany & Co.
- Tijuana Flats
- Tim Horton’s
- Tire Kingdom
- TJ Maxx
- Tommy Bahama
- Total Wine
- Tractor Supply Company
- Trader Joe’s
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe
- TWA Hotel
- uBreakiFix
- ULTA
- UNIQLO
- Universal Orlando Resort
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Untuckit (not customer facing)
- Urban Outfitters
- Valvoline
- Vans
- Verizon Wireless
- Vic’s Corn Popper
- Victoria’s Secret
- VON MAUR
- Vons
- Walgreens (+contactless myWalgreens Rewards)
- Walt Disney World
- Wawa (at pump & in-store)
- Wegmans
- Wienerschnitzel
- Wingstop (select locations only)
- Weis Markets
- Whataburger
- White Castle
- White House Black Market
- Whole Foods
- Winn-Dixie
- Wireless Paradise
- Wolf Bros Western Store
- Yankee Candle
- Yeck’s Tire & Auto
- Yogurtland (+contactless Real Rewards)
- Zara
- Zaxby’s
At-kiosk:
- ChargePoint (+contactless EV Charging Card [coming soon])
- Electrify America
- Redbox (+contactless Redbox Mobile Pass)
Online:
- A24 Shop
- ActBlue (mobile only)
- Alisha Marie
- AMC
- American Heart Association
- Amtrak
- Archive.org
- AtmosFX
- Atom
- B&H Photo and Video (mobile only)
- B2PS
- Bahama Breeze
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Big Lots
- Booking.com
- Bookoff USA
- Boosted
- Boxed
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Buy Me a Coffee
- Cameo
- Champs Sports
- Change.org
- Chick-fil-A
- Clean Juice
- Crunchyroll Store
- Dell
- Dermstore*
- Discord (mobile only)
- Eastbay
- eBay
- eGifter
- Exxon Mobil Pay (tap sticker at station to get link)
- Famous Footwear
- Fanatics
- Fandango
- FashionNova
- Five Below
- Footaction
- Foot Locker
- Funimation Shop (doesn’t work with pre-orders)
- GetYourGuide
- GKIDS
- GNC*
- GoFundMe
- GOG
- Google {obviously} (includes YouTube, Google Store, Google Shopping)
- Great Outdoor Provision Company
- Gumroad
- HP Store*
- IndieGoGo
- Jimmy Jazz
- Jimmy John’s
- Jockey
- Journeys
- KFC
- Kids Foot Locker
- Kinguin (Update 1/25/2021: temporarily disabled)
- Las Vegas Monorail
- LetsGetChecked
- LithiumHub
- Longhorn Steakhouse
- Muscle & Strength
- My protein
- NordVPN
- Olive Garden
- OneClass
- Optimum Nutrition*
- Polaroid
- Polestar
- Porkbun
- Poshmark
- Quatar Airways
- RadioShack
- Salvation Army
- Salvation Army Kettle Pay
- Samsung
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Scheels
- Scribd
- Sentai Filmworks
- Shake Shack
- Shoes.com
- Shipt
- Shout! Factory
- Six Flags
- SkinStore*
- Stance Go (Must be in-store)
- Square
- T.M. Lewin
- Taco Bell
- Taylor Stitch
- TextbookX
- The Vitamin Shoppe*
- Tractor Supply Company
- Uber Eats
- Ubisoft Store*
- Wendy’s
- Whataburger (mobile only)
- WinRed
- Yale
- Zazzle (must be signed in for it to show up)
In-app:
transactions via Google Play Billing are not included.
- 7-Eleven
- 7NOW
- A&W
- adidas
- Airbnb
- AMC
- American Airlines (select transactions only)
- AmpUp
- Amtrak
- ASOS
- Atom
- B&H Photo Video
- Bahama Breeze
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- BeyondMenu
- Bird
- Blue Apron
- Booking.com
- Boxed
- Burger King
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Caltrain
- CapMetro
- Casey’s General Store
- Caviar
- Champs Sports
- ChargePoint
- CheapOair
- Chick-fil-A
- Chipotle
- ChowNow
- Clean Juice
- Clipper
- Cracker Barrel
- DoorDash
- DSW*
- Dunkin’
- Eastbay
- Eat 24
- eBay
- Etsy
- EventBrite
- EVmatch
- Exxon Mobil Rewards+
- Famous Footwear
- Fancy
- Fandango
- Five Below
- Fiverr
- Foot Locker
- Footaction
- FUN! by Dave & Buster’s (+contactless Power Card)
- Gametime
- Gemini
- GetYourGuide
- Gilt
- GoPass
- Groupon
- Grubhub
- Hotel Tonight
- Hop Fastpass
- Hot Topic
- Houzz
- Instacart
- Jimmy John’s (+contactless Freaky Fast Rewards)
- Kayak
- KFC US
- Kids Foot Locker
- Lime
- Little Caesars
- Longhorn Steakhouse
- Lululemon*
- Lyft
- Macy’s
- MAPCO
- Monyx Wallet
- MuniMobile
- MyChart
- My 76
- My Conoco
- My Phillips 76
- myCricket
- MyDISH
- Newegg
- NJ Transit
- OC Bus Mobile Ticketing
- Olive Garden
- Overstock
- Panera
- Papa John’s
- Parking Panda
- ParkMobile
- PayByPhone
- PayRange
- Philz Coffee
- Popeye’s
- Poshmark
- Postmates
- Q Ticketing
- Quatar Airways
- QuikTrip
- Regal Cinemas
- Revolut
- Ritual
- Rooam
- Rue La La
- Seamless
- SeatGeek
- Shake Shack
- Shell
- Shipt
- Shop Samsung
- Six Flags
- Skip Scooters
- Slice
- SmarTrip
- Sonic Drive-In
- SPIN Scooters
- SpotHero
- Starbucks
- State Farm
- StubHub
- Subway
- Sunoco
- Sunset Foods To Go
- TAP LA
- Taco Bell
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- The Iconic
- The Vitamin Shoppe*
- ThredUp
- Thrive Market
- Tim Hortons
- Token Transit
- Torrid
- TouchTunes
- Tractor Supply Company*
- TripAdvisor
- Tripshot
- Uber
- Uber Eats
- Ventra
- Via
- VIA goMobile
- Vivid Seats
- Wawa (select transactions only)
- Waze Carpool
- Wendy’s
- Wetherspoon
- Whataburger
- White Castle
- Wise
- Wish
- Zola
How to Use Your Google Pay in Stores
A lot of people do not know how to use Google pay. Hence, I will be showing you the detailed steps to use Google pay in stores.
NOTE – Ensure your android device is 5.0 or higher and meets the requirements to make payments in stores. Below are the steps;
1. Download the Google pay app from your google play store.
2. After downloading, install the application and open it
3. Add the payment method. You choose the payment method of your choice out of the given options and add it. If you have problems adding a card, ensure to check if your card is on the list of supported cards.
4. In addition to this, the service also supports passes such as coupons, boarding passes, student ID cards, event tickets, movie tickets, public transportation tickets, store cards, and loyalty cards. So you can add any pass you have
5. After all the steps are strictly followed, you can proceed to make your first payment. After your first payment, you can do it over again since you are now familiar with how to pay using Google pay.
That’s all on who accepts Google pay.