Mobile wallets
Google Pay
Tokenized contactless payments on Android devices
Google Pay works on every contactless-enabled Surfboard terminal and on online checkout.
About Google Pay
Google Pay is a mobile wallet that tokenizes the customer's underlying credit or debit card on Android devices. Like Apple Pay, it processes as a card transaction with strong device-level authentication. Surfboard supports Google Pay across every contactless terminal and on hosted/embedded online checkout.
When to enable Google Pay
Always enable. Google Pay drives higher online conversion and faster in-store checkout — particularly in markets with high Android share like Eastern Europe and parts of Asia.
Customer base
Android device users globally. Higher penetration in markets where Android dominates.
What merchants build with Google Pay
Common use cases where partners and merchants enable this method through Surfboard.
Faster contactless checkout in retail
Higher conversion rates on online checkout
Tap to Pay on Android via SoftPOS
Subscription and recurring billing
Unattended self-checkout flows
How to accept Google Pay on Surfboard
Google Pay runs on the same Payment Methods system as every other method on Surfboard. Enable it per merchant, store, or terminal — through the portal or the API, no re-deployment required.
Enable in the portal or via API
Partners flip Google Pay on for their merchants in the Partner Portal, merchants enable it for their own stores in the Merchant Portal, and developers can do the same programmatically through the Payment Methods API. Surfboard handles scheme registration where required.
Available everywhere
Becomes available immediately on the channels Google Pay supports — in-store terminals, online checkout, SoftPOS, and unattended where applicable.
One settlement
Google Pay transactions roll into the same settlement reports as every other payment method on the platform — no separate reconciliation pipeline.
