Social media platforms are looking beyond the concept of connecting people. Take Facebook Pay (also regarded as Meta Pay), for example. You can make transactions and in-app purchases using Facebook if you know how to set up Facebook Pay.
Facebook has realized it well that people want everything in a single place. They don’t want to search here for one thing and there for another. That’s why exactly it introduced Meta Pay.
Payment gateways have been easing people’s lives and tuning in to the benefits of technology in making purchases. Today, we’ll talk about how Facebook Pay can be set up so that you can do more with one of the most used social media platforms.
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How To Set Up Facebook Pay On Android & iOS Devices (Excluding iPad)?
Facebook Pay opens a hub of opportunities for its users to make donations, transfer funds using Facebook and other Meta-owned social media sites such as WhatsApp and Instagram, purchase on Facebook & Instagram Marketplace, and manage billings for business accounts. That’s why learning how to set up Facebook Pay is going to give you numerous benefits.
- Open a new tab and log into your Facebook Account. Or else, simply launch the Facebook App on your mobile.
- Click/Tap on the Menu
icon.’
- Go to ‘Settings And Privacy,’ then hit the ‘Settings’ option.
- Hover over to ‘Payments.’
- Toggle to the ‘Payment Settings’ option.
- Finally, click/tap on the ‘New Credit Or Debit Card’ option and follow the prompt instructions.
You can enable PIN Protection for your Facebook Pay Account. Its advantage is that it will ask you to enter the pin every time you make a purchase using Facebook Pay.
How To Set Up Facebook Pay On iPad?
- Launch the Facebook App on your iPad.
- Tap the ‘Menu
- Then, iOS users need to go to ‘Settings’ and select the ‘Payments option.
- On the other hand, Android users must select the ‘Payments Settings’ option.
- Tap the ‘New Credit Or Debit Card’ option to add a payment alternative. To remove a card, tap on the “Existing Payment Method’ and then click on the ‘Remove Card’ option.
How To Set Up Facebook Pay On Mobile Browser?
For Updated Version
- Log into your Facebook Account.
- Tap on the ‘Menu
icon’ appearing at the top-right corner.
- Scroll down a little and hit the ‘Settings’ option.
- Tap on the ‘Meta Pay’ option.
- Toggle the ‘Add Payment Method’ option.
- On the new dashboard, pick the payment method that you wish to add (Credit Card/Debit Card or PayPal). Provide the required details.
In case you want to switch to another payment option, you can remove the card already being used; just follow the under-stated steps:
- Tap/Click on the ‘Menu
- Scroll down a little and hit the ‘Settings’ option.
- Tap/Click on the ‘Meta Pay’ option.
- Then tap/click on the ‘Existing Payment Method.’
- Hit the ‘Edit Payment Method.’
- Now scroll down to locate the ‘Remove Card’ option. Tap/Click on it and add another card in the same way as mentioned above.
For Older Version:
- Tap on the Menu
- Tap the ‘Payment Settings’ option.
- Tap the ‘New Credit Or Debit Card’ option to add a payment alternative. To remove a card, tap on the “Existing Payment Method’ and then click on the ‘Remove Card’ option.
Things To Remember!
1. Facebook doesn’t support Maestro Card Network and RuPay.
2. In case you use your credit card for managing payments on your Facebook Ads Manager, you can’t remove it unless you add another payment option to your Ads Manager. Here’s how to do so:
- Go to your Facebook Ads Manager Account.
- Come to the ‘Billing Section’ and select the ‘Payment Settings’ option.
- Click on ‘Add Payment Method.’
- Look through the currency information and location information. If any update is required, you can do so by creating a ‘New Ads Account.’
- Choose the payment method that you want to add. Click on ‘Next.’
- Then update the billing information by clicking on the ‘Edit Billing Information’ option.
- Click on ‘Next.’
- Then, you’ll be asked to confirm the alterations made in the ‘Confirm Updates Form.’ Select the appropriate choices as per your requirements and click on ‘Confirm.’
- Click on ‘Done.’
You might need to stop the running ads and remove all the cards from your account. This way, you can add a new payment method to an existing account.
3. If you’re facing any issues, connect with Facebook Help Center.
Using Facebook Pay or Meta Pay (one and the same thing) is actually quite an easy way to transfer money without needing to switch the app. Once your Facebook Pay account gets set up, all you need to do is use it for making in-app purchases, donations and peer-to-peer money transfers, running ads, etc.
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