By saving a payment method to Google Pay, you authorize Google to verify it by making small test charges or authorization requests to your card or bank account.
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Small temporary charges or authorization holds may appear on your payment account when you add a card to Google Pay, which could briefly affect your available balance or trigger transaction alerts.
When you add a payment method to Google Pay, a small test debit or credit authorization may be submitted to your card or bank account, which could temporarily affect your available balance and generate a transaction notification from your bank.
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Small temporary charges or authorization holds may appear on your payment account when you add a card to Google Pay, which could briefly affect your available balance or trigger transaction alerts.
When you add a payment method to Google Pay, a small test debit or credit authorization may be submitted to your card or bank account, which could temporarily affect your available balance and generate a transaction notification from your bank.
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