Google Wallet is now officially available in the Philippines, giving Android users a simple and secure way to make contactless payments and store their digital essentials in one place.
With Google Wallet, Filipinos can add their payment cards from participating banks and use their Android phones or Wear OS devices to tap and pay wherever contactless payments are accepted.
You can also use Google Wallet for online and in-app payments through Google Pay. This lets users pay on supported platforms, including Shopee, without typing in their card details each time.
Aside from payment cards, the app can store boarding passes, loyalty cards, tickets, and vouchers. Philippine Airlines boarding passes already work with Google Wallet at launch. Travelers who add their passes will get alerts for things like gate changes and updated departure times.
Local industry leaders, including the BSP, DICT, and FinTech Alliance PH, welcomed the rollout and highlighted its role in supporting digital payments, financial inclusion, and the country’s shift toward a more connected economy.
Google Wallet works as a digital version of a physical wallet, securely holding cards and passes with protections such as tokenization, verification, and device-level screen lock. If a phone is lost, users can lock or erase it through the Find My Device feature.
Partners support Google Wallet / Google Pay:
- VISA and Mastercard Cardholders of ChinaBank, East West bank, RCBC Bank, Zed will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet.
- VISA cardholders of GoTyme, Maya, UnionBank, Wise will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet.
- Mastercard card holders of GCash and Zed will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet.
- Travellers can add many types of information to Google Wallet: including boarding passes from Philippines Airlines, and AirAsia, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Thai Airways; flight bookings from Trip.com; event tickets booked through Ticket2me and Ticketnet; IKEA loyalty cards and Mang Inasal vouchers.
- For transit, Google Wallet can be used to Tap and Pay at MRT-3 in Manila and on modern jeepneys in Cebu and Mandaue City as well as wherever VISA/Master cards are accepted and bus tickets purchased through Easybook. Tickets purchased through the Beep App to travel on buses and trains in Manila is coming soon,
- Checkout with Google Pay when making online purchases on Shopee, Sephora (coming soon) and with merchants supported by Payment Service Providers such PesoPay, Payermax and coming soon with 2c2p, Payermax, Paymongo and Maya
- Digital Car Keys – refer to (https://www.android.com/digital-car-key/#digital-compatibility) for details on supported car models and Android devices.
Google Wallet is now available for download on the Google Play Store.