Google Pay Becomes Available in Croatia
Croatia is the first country in the Adriatic region to offer Google Pay for payments in stores and on all Google platforms as of August 1, Google Adriatic said.
“This is a safe, fast and simple way of paying via a mobile app, combining the services of a virtual wallet and Android Pay, which provides users with a better paying experience,” Google Adriatic representatives said.
What is Google Pay? Google Pay Croatia
Google Pay brings together all the ways you can pay with Google.
Enter your card information once and use it to:
- Make purchases in stores using your phone (See country and device availability).
- Buy items in apps and on websites (See country availability).
- Buy Google products.
- Send money to friends and family (US/UK only).
You can also use your gift cards, loyalty cards, tickets, and coupons with Google Pay when you shop at your favorite stores.
The service means that users need no physical payment card, with transactions happening via a smartphone app. Google is unveiling the service in cooperation with PBZ (Privredna Banka Zagreb), and at launch, the service will be supported by PBZ online banking and the Visa Inspire card. There are plans to cooperate with other Croatian banks as well.
The service is now available via Android smartphones, and there are plans to enable it for iPhone and other banks’ clients as well.
Google Pay is currently available in 20 countries around the world. Google Adriatic said they chose Croatia to be the first country in the region to launch it because of its progress, growth, and the country’s potential, owing to the widespread use of smartphones, the Internet, and forms of contactless payment.
