Does Google Wallet work in Nigeria?

Would you like to know whether Google
Wallet works in Nigeria. Google Wallet is a
new mobile app that can make a wallet out
of your mobile phone. It`s currently used
by the UK and USA, but Nigerians can also
have some benefits from the system. How
does 'Google Wallet in Nigeria' work?
An Easy Way to Know How Google Wallet Works
Goggle Wallet currently supports a
Google Prepaid Card, Citi Master Card,
American Express, Visa and Discover.
How to fund Google Wallet in Nigeria?
You need to obtain one of the cards
from the bank partners of Google and
fund these cards with money. In the
future, Google has plans to include all
types of credit cards that people use
today. You need to store your physical
bank card into a mobile phone
application using the Google Wallet
application.
Your Google Wallet in Nigeria can be
used at merchant locations with a
PayPass or MasterCard logo. If your
payment is successful, you will receive a
notification about a successful
transaction immediately.
When you shop with Google Wallet at
Google SingleTap merchant locations,
you can also earn some Google offers,
loyalty points and coupons. Google
wallet can store your gift cards, loyalty
cards, offers and credit cards. Still,
Google has plans to broad the
capabilities of Google Wallet by allowing
it to store keys, ID, tickets and boarding
pass. It illuminates any physical need of
an actual wallet.
What is Google Wallet?

Google Wallet is a new mobile
application created by Google. With this
Google Wallet, you can buy things, goods
and use services with managing only
the Near Field Communications enabled
mobile phone. Goggle wallet substitutes
your actual plastic credit and bank
cards with their virtual copies created
on the mobile phone. Therefore, you do
not need to carry plastic bank cards
with you. Google wallet also store
coupons, offers and loyalty cards for
shoppers.
How to fund Google Wallet in Nigeria?
You need to have a bank card of one of
the partners of Google. It includes:
Discover
American Express
Visa
MasterCard
Citi
Sprint
Google Wallet also works with Google
Offers. This service helps to deal with
services and products relevant to your
search location and term while you are
using apps, like Google Offers, Shopper,
Latitude, Google Maps and Google
Search. After you make your searches
and save the offers – they will
synchronise automatically with other
applications. You may need to use
Google Wallet when you shop at the
merchant location.
Google Wallet Security Measures
The Secure Element is your main
protector when you use Google Wallet.
It`s a special chip created by Google
that stores all your credentials and
provides superior security. Goggle made
the Secure element isolated from your
mobile phone`s hardware and
operational system so that it can be only
accessible through programs like Google
Wallet.
Google Wallet also requires you to enter
a PIN before you can make any
transaction. Moreover, Google Wallet
requires phones with NFC support and a
Secure Element Chip. Google has plans
to transfer Google Wallet to other
platforms. It`s currently usable in the
UK and USA, but the company plans to
extend the number of countries for the
application. Therefore, Google Wallet in
Nigeria can be not just a dream. Now
you can use it only with credit cards and
on the territory of the UK and USA.
Near Field Communications – What is it?
If you use Google Wallet, then it needs
NFC technology for receiving and
transmitting data. Near Field
Communication as a versatile and
extremely fast technology can be used
in everything, like t-shirts, stickers and
movie posters. The embedded chip
provides information about the object
which can be enabled to read with an
NFC provided device. These two enabled
NFC devices can be used to transfer the
data at close proximity.
Nigeria Google Wallet
Nigerians can`t use the whole potential
of Google Wallet yet, but they can
certainly use some of its functions.
Nigerians can send and receive money
with Gmail of the Google Wallet service.
This feature of Gmail was anounced two
years ago.
First of all, you need to have a Google
Wallet account with a valid credit cards
details. The service links your Google
Wallet account with your Gmail
account.
How to Send and Receive money with Gmail of
Google Wallet?
Open Gmail;
Click “Compose”;
Enter the email address of the
receiver;
Optionally add a message text and
subject;
Click the “$” icon or “£” icon for the
UK users;
If you don`t have Google Wallet –
you will be asked to set up the
account;
If you need to send money – enter
the amount and choose the source
from which to withdraw the money;
If you want to request money – click
“Request” and input the amount you
would like to request;
Click “Attach”;
Double check your message and click
“Send”.
It`s free to send and obtain money for
the UK users with using debit cards and
Google Wallet Balance. USA users can
easily send and receive money with
using debit cards, credit cards and
Google Wallet Balance.
How to receive money?
Open your Gmail;
Open the message with the money
attached;
Choose “Claim Money”;
You need to verify your identity with
Google Wallet;
Once Identity Verification is
completed, you can claim the money
from the message.

Open Gmail;
Click “Compose”;
Click the “$” icon or “£” icon for the
UK users;
Click the gear icon;
Disable the feature.