Contactless Payment in South Africa

A list of which banks offer which digital or contactless payment wallets/solutions.

If you find something is incorrect or missing then please send me a message and I’ll correct it.

Apple Pay

• Website – https://www.apple.com/za/apple-pay/
• Participating banks – https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT206637
• Compatible devices – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208531

Fitbit Pay

• Website – https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/technology/fitbit-pay
• Participating banks – https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/technology/fitbit-pay/banks

Available on:

• Fitbit Sense
• Fitbit Versa 3
• Fitbit Versa 2
• Fitbit Charge 4
• Fitbit Versa
• Fitbit Ionic
• Fitbit Charge 3 Special edition

Garmin Pay

• Website – https://explore.garmin.com/en-ZA/garmin-pay/
• Participating banks – https://www.garmin.com/en-ZA/garminpay/banks/
• Compatible Devices – https://www.garmin.com/en-ZA/c/wearables-smartwatches/?FILTER_USERPROFILE_GARMINPAY=true&sorter=featuredProducts-desc

Google Wallet/Pay

• Website – https://wallet.google/
• Participating banks – FirstRand, Absa, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Discovery Bank, and Investec
• Compatible Devices – Android Devices
• App – Download from Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel

Officially in South Africa from the 23.08.2022

All a bit confusing at the moment as the Google Pay app cannot be installed but you can install Google Wallet, which when you open it says Google Pay.

Google Pay

Google Pay works with credit or debit cards from participating card issuing banks on any NFC-enabled Android device running Lollipop 5.0 or higher for in-store purchases. Customers can use devices that are not NFC-enabled to make Google Pay purchases in merchant mobile apps.

• Website – https://pay.google.com/about/
• Compatible Devices – https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7643995?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid

Samsung Pay

• Website – https://www.samsung.com/za/samsung-pay/

Samsung Pay supported smartphones and wearables: Galaxy S21 (NFC only), Galaxy S21 FE (NFC only), S21+ (NFC only), S21 Ultra (NFC only), Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy Z Fold2, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, Note 20 Ultra 5G, Note 20 Ultra, Note 20 5G, Note 20, S20 Ultra, S20+, S20, S20 FE (NFC only), S10+, S10, S10e, Note 10+, Note 10, Note 10 Lite (NFC only), Note 9, Note 8, S9+, S9, S8+, S8, S7 Edge, S7, A9 (NFC only), A80 (NFC only), A8, A72 (NFC only), A71 (NFC only), A70 (NFC only), A7 (2017), A52 | A52 5G (NFC only), A51 (NFC only), A5 (2017), A32 | A32 5G (NFC only), A31 (NFC only), A30s (NFC only), Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch, Watch Active, Watch Active2, Gear S3 and Gear Sport. Only South African models will be supported (XFA / XFV SKU Codes).

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Willie,