{"id":493862,"date":"2022-09-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2022-09-17T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T20:00:00","slug":"google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google Wallet vs. Google Pay: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ed979f95e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ed979f95e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_Wallet_vs_Google_Pay_Whats_the_Difference%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google Wallet vs. Google Pay: What\u2019s the Difference?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/#A_Complicated_History\" >A Complicated History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/#What_Is_Google_Wallet\" >What Is Google Wallet?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/#What_Is_Google_Pay\" >What Is Google Pay?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-wallet-vs-google-pay-whats-the-difference\/#Which_App_Should_You_Use\" >Which App Should You Use?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_Wallet_vs_Google_Pay_Whats_the_Difference%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google Wallet vs. Google Pay: What\u2019s the Difference?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-830099\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Wallet-Pay.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google is notorious for confusingly named products, and that might be most <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent with Google Wallet and Google Pay. These two apps have taken a convoluted path to get where they are today. So which one should you be using?<\/p>\n<p>Both Google Wallet and Google Pay have seen some pretty drastic revamps over the years. Their purposes have changed a lot and confused many people in the process. Let\u2019s take a look at what each one has to offer.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Complicated_History\"><\/span>A Complicated History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-830193\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/google-pay-wallet-logos-e1662059567747.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Pay and Wallet logos.\" width=\"651\" height=\"366\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You may be surprised to learn that the original version of Google Wallet was introduced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_Pay_Send#History\">way back in 2011<\/a>. The service was primarily for sending money to people and there was a physical Google Wallet credit card as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Google Wallet card allowed people to pay for things in physical and online stores with the funds in their account. This was before mobile payments with tap-to-pay were widely supported. The Wallet card was a very clever solution.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, tap-to-pay gained enough traction that Google launched Android Pay in 2015. It maintained Google Wallet and Android Pay separately until 2018, when the two were combined into a single service called \u201cGoogle Pay.\u201d The Wallet card was discontinued in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2020, Google Pay got a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/61415\/google-pays-massive-overhaul-wants-to-replace-your-wallet-and-bank\/\">massive overhaul with a bunch of new features<\/a>. All of Google\u2019s mobile payment services were under one umbrella\u2026 for a while. In Summer 2022, the service was split in two, with the Google Wallet branding making a return.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where things stand as of September 2022. Google Pay and Google Wallet exist as two separate products\u2014sometimes. More on that later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/61415\/google-pays-massive-overhaul-wants-to-replace-your-wallet-and-bank\/\"><strong><em>Google Pay&#8217;s Massive Overhaul Wants to Replace Your Wallet and Bank<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Google_Wallet\"><\/span>What Is Google Wallet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-830195\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Wallet.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Wallet\" width=\"650\" height=\"394\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google Wallet can most easily be summed up by its name\u2014it\u2019s a digital wallet. You can add credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards, transportation passes, event tickets, vaccine cards, and gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, Google Wallet is for paying for things online and in physical stores with tap-to-pay. It features a very simple interface that shows your cards, tickets, and passes. Google Wallet is only available for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Android<\/a> since the iPhone doesn\u2019t allow non-Apple apps for tap-to-pay.<\/p>\n<p>Google Wallet can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly be used with any card reader that has an Apple Wallet, Google Pay, or the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Contactless_payment\">contactless tap-to-pay icon<\/a>. For online purchases, look for the Google Pay or Google Wallet buttons at checkout. It will take some time for the Wallet branding to replace Google Pay.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Google_Pay\"><\/span>What Is Google Pay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-830196\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Google-Pay.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Pay\" width=\"650\" height=\"407\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google Pay received a massive overhaul in 2020, and it\u2019s pretty much the same experience now. The tap-to-pay functionality is still present in Google Pay, but that\u2019s not the only thing it can do.<\/p>\n<p>The Google Pay app has peer-to-peer payments, shopping deals, cashback offers, and a full-blown banking experience with personal finance insights. You can think of Pay as a combination of services similar to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fvenmo.com%2F&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Venmo<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/\">PayPal<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.retailmenot.com%2F&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">RetailMeNot<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mint.com\/\">Mint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Google Wallet, Google Pay is available on both <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Android<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/google-pay-save-pay-manage\/id1193357041?at=1010l392g&amp;ct=htg830098\">iPhone<\/a>. The tap-to-pay functionality doesn\u2019t work on the iPhone, but the other features do. It\u2019s a feature-packed app that tries to do a lot of things. In fact, it might be too much for some people, which is why Google Wallet exists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is Google Pay, and What Can You Do With It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_App_Should_You_Use\"><\/span>Which App Should You Use?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Depending on where you live, you may not even need to decide which app to use.\u00a0Google Pay and Google Wallet only exist side-by-side in the U.S. and Singapore. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googlepay\/answer\/12429287?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=11450859#zippy=%2Cpay-in-store\">In every other country<\/a>, Google Wallet entirely replaced Google Pay, and India doesn\u2019t have Wallet at all (as of September 2022).<\/p>\n<p>Google Pay can do everything Google Wallet can do, but Google Wallet can\u2019t do everything Google Pay can do. If you\u2019re in a country that has both, you can choose between the full experience (Pay) or just mobile payments (Wallet). There\u2019s no reason to have both.<\/p>\n<p>Use Google Pay if you want peer-to-peer payments, deals and rewards, or personal finance tools. If you only care about mobile payments, Google Wallet is a much more streamlined experience for that. The choice is even simpler for iPhone users\u2014Google Pay is the only option.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, Google Wallet is for mobile payments, Google Pay is for mobile payments <em>and more<\/em>. It\u2019s not as complicated as you might think, but Google certainly isn\u2019t helping its case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Send Someone Money with Google Pay<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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