Provide your customers with a faster, easier, and more secure online checkout experience by enabling Google Pay on your checkout page. Using Google Pay eliminates friction in the purchasing process, allowing customers to complete their transactions with just a few taps—no need to enter card details.
In order to enable Google Pay on your checkout, you will need to have Stripe integrated with your ThriveCart account.
This Google Pay integration allows compatible users to easily use their connected payment methods with their Google account, be that on their Android devices or when using Chrome on their desktop/laptop device.
Like Apple Pay, this option will only show on compatible devices, so if you enable Google Pay and cannot see it on your checkout, this will typically point to your device not being set up for Google Pay.
By using Google Pay on your checkout, you are agreeing to their terms of service.
Google Pay is available via Stripe connections only, but the setup steps are based on the Stripe account that you currently have connected.
Stripe Connect+
When using Stripe Connect+ (as well as Stripe Enhanced) with ThriveCart, Google Pay should be enabled by default and ready to go.
You can review those settings, or choose to enable or disable Google Pay at an account-level by going to your Stripe Dashboard > Settings > Payments > Payment methods > ThriveCart default configuration > Google Pay.
In order to unlock all the benefits of our most recent release, Pro+, we encourage all customers to use Stripe Connect+. Directions for setting it up are here.
Stripe Legacy connections
Stripe Legacy was available on accounts older than July 2023. This method of connecting to Stripe is no longer available on newer accounts, and we recommend updating to Stripe Connect+. Directions for setting it up are here.
To enable Google Pay at your checkout, simply head into your product settings then go to Product > Processors and click the Modify button next to your Stripe Legacy connection.
In the modal window that appears, you can enable Google Pay by ticking the checkbox.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Q: I can’t see Google Pay on my checkout page
- A: Google Pay will only show on your checkout on compatible devices. This requires Chrome (v61+) and/or an Android device (It’s not going to show in Firefox, for example).
- Q: Does Google Pay work in my embedded checkouts?
- A: Yes, but you need to ensure you’ve updated your checkout embed code generated after the 16th September, 2025.