Interswitch announces support for Google Pay on its payment gateway

Interswitch introduces Google Pay support through its Interswitch Payment Gateway (IPG), permitting customers so as to add playing cards and entry international transactions.

Payments firm Interswitch has launched support for Google Pay on its payment gateway—the Interswitch Payment Gateway (IPG). Merchants and customers in Nigeria can now add their debit and bank card particulars to the Google Wallet app to make on-line funds. Users can even pay with worldwide playing cards or create digital playing cards for payment on the checkout.

In a press launch revealed by the corporate, Muyiwa Asagba, managing director, digital commerce & service provider buying at Interswitch, mentioned, “We are proud to align with Google Pay, as it exemplifies our commitment to delivering cutting-edge payment solutions that facilitate seamless transactions for businesses and their customers. By integrating Google Pay into our Payment Gateway, we are empowering businesses to harness the potential of a global customer base while ensuring secure and reliable payments.” 

The firm additionally says that other than the tokenisation which guards towards fraud, the Google Wallet integration additionally has a “Find my device” operate with which customers can safe their monetary data within the occasion of a misplaced or misplaced gadget.

According to Jenny Cheng, vp and normal supervisor of Google Wallet, this service is obtainable to customers in over 70 international locations and territories, enabling funds by their Android telephones or Wear OS units. “Users can simply add their debit and credit cards to the Google Wallet app and feel confident that their financial information is safe and secure when they’re making a purchase or catching a train,” she mentioned.

This comes almost a yr after Nigeria-based fintech Flutterwave built-in the digital pockets for each retailers and companies to make funds throughout Africa. Tanzanian fintech startup Nala additionally built-in it into its suite of payment choices in the identical yr, enabling funds from the US and UK into Africa.

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