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Google Pay in Trinidad

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Update : It is prepaid and credit cards not debit. Linx on facebook said that the Linx machines do not fascilitate Google Pay.


It has been a while since I wrote a tech blog post. Is this what it took for me to put on my old tech blogger hat? Today, I saw an ad from First Citizens Bank in Trinidad that they are the first in the country to support Google Pay.


I then decided to put together this blog post. You can add your First Citizens debit or credit card, Mastercard or Visa, to your Google Pay wallet and you can use it online or in store wherever that supports Google Pay. I wonder where in-store in Trinidad supports Google Pay? Do the Linx machines support Google Pay? Most likely they do but I asked both the bank and Linx on facebook to be sure.

Some information and FAQs can be found on the banks website


As I understand it Google Pay uses tokenisation to hide your card details which I find very useful. Not all the features are available locally. It would be nice if users could send and receive money in their wallet in the future.


First Citizens bank is listed on the Google Pay support website. Google Pay is something that the banks have to choose to support. I suspect other banks will follow. I contacted Scotia Bank and Republic to see if they have plans to support this service. I will update this blog post with any new information I get.

I have seen examples of persons using international cards and Google Pay with the Linx machines and it worked. And Apple pay too. I guess First Citizens is the first to support local cards. What has your experience been like? What are your thoughts on this latest development?

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Anonymous said…
I wrote to scotia and this was the reply.

Thank you for your inquiry .
Our organization is currently developing a package which will include alternate payment options .

 Information will be shared shortly.

December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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