How do I install the Bancontact Pay app?
It's really easy to install the app. Go to the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android), search for 'Bancontact Pay' and tap on the pictogram for the app. The download starts automatically. You can then install the app in just a few steps using itsme®, your bank’s app or your card reader.
Configuring the Bancontact Pay app is even easier with itsme®, as you don’t need to enter your details manually.
Install the Bancontact Pay app with itsme®:
- Select the itsme® app when offered this option. You will be automatically redirected to the app.
- In the itsme® app:
- Confirm your identification in the app by choosing ‘Log in’.
- Your surname, first name, phone number and email address will be sent by itsme® to the Bancontact Pay app. You will then be automatically redirected to the Bancontact Pay app.
- In the Bancontact Pay app:
- Confirm your email address and validate it with the code sent to you by email.
- Choose a PIN. This is the code you will use to confirm your payments.
- Add your Bancontact card to the app.
You don't have itsme® on your phone and choose to configure your app manually:
- Start by entering your phone number and confirm with the text message code that you will then receive.
- Enter your name and email address to create your account. Confirm your email address using the verification code you receive via email (please note: this is a different code from the SMS code in step 1).
- Choose a PIN. You will use this code to confirm all your payments.
- Add your Bancontact card to the app.
Once you have been through all of the steps successfully, you'll be able to make mobile payments everywhere with the Bancontact Pay app. Congratulations!
You can also register additional Bancontact cards – up to 5 cards, even from different banks – by selecting ‘Add card’ via the ‘Payment methods’ option in the main menu.
Other FAQs
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Getting started
- I can’t add my Bancontact card to the app.
- I did not receive a verification code via text message code during the installation procedure.
- I did not receive the verification code via email during the installation procedure. What happens now?
- I entered the wrong verification code during the installation procedure.
- Can I link more than one Bancontact card to the app?
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Making payments
- Can I make or receive payments for any amount with the app?
- Can the same QR code be scanned by different payers?
- How long do the transactions in my history remain visible for?
- I have made an incorrect payment. What do I need to do?
- Sometimes I can’t select a card when I’m conducting a transaction. Why is that?
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Privacy and security
- How can I protect the data in my app?
- I use my smartphone to make payments. Does my mobile phone operator have access to my personal data?
- I want to log in to the app, but I've changed my phone number or email address.
- What personal data is contained in the app?
- Why does the app need access to the camera in my device?
- Functions of the app
- Services
- What to do in case of?
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Miscellaneous
- How can I subscribe to the Bancontact Pay newsletter?
- I can no longer pay with my Payconiq by Bancontact app. I get a message that my bank is refusing the payment because my card or the beneficiary's card is blocked.
- I can’t manage to install the app. What are the possible causes?
- I have forgotten my PIN or have entered an incorrect PIN three times. What do I need to do?
- I’m seeing the ‘Authorisation failed’ error message. What can I do to resolve it?
