Change your name in Google Pay- Know How to Edit Basic Info in G Pay

Name and profile picture in Google pay can be seen by other people using Google services who want to contact or communicate with you. Adding the right name to Google Pay account makes it easier for friends or family to find your account. You can change your Google Pay name any number of times and the only thing you need to know is the right way to do it. The article discusses the simple way through which you can change name in Google Pay 2023. You will also learn about editing other basic details in your Google Pay account.

Change Google Pay name on Android

It is very easy to edit your basic information in Google Pay. Although we will discuss everything in detail, for now let us see the steps to change name in Google Pay on Android.

Open your Android phone or tablet.
Go to the device’s Settings app.
Click on Google and select Manage your Google Account.
Tap Personal info present at the top.
Under ‘Basic info,’ tap Name and then click on Edit.
Sign in to your Google account, if asked.
Enter your name that you wish others to see and tap Done.

Your name will be changed successfully with all your Google account, including Google Pay.

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Process to change your name in Google Pay in iPhone

The steps for changing Google Pay name in iPhone are given below.

Open your iPhone or iPad.
Go to the Gmail app and select Menu.
Tap Settings and then click on Your Gmail account.
Select Manage your Google Account.
Tap Personal info present at the top.
Under ‘Basic info,’ tap Name and follow the steps on the screen.

Your name will be changed successfully with all your Google account, including Google Pay.

In case you don’t use Gmail, you can go to myaccount.google.com and then tap Personal info.

If you followed all the steps correctly and still your name is not changed and the old name is showing up, try clearing cookies and caches.

Update nicknames in Google Pay

You can add, update or remove your nickname in just few simple steps.

Go to account.google.com.
Tap Personal info.
Under Basic Info, select > icon present to the right side of your name.
Go to Nickname section and tap Edit.
Enter your new nickname and click on Save.

Change personal info in Google Pay

Along with name or nickname, Google provides facility to edit personal info like your phone number, email address, birthday and gender. The method is very simple as all the information can be found under Personal info. Now let us look at the step by step instructions to update, add or remove the basic info on your G Pay account.

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Change G Pay personal info on Android

Open your Android phone or tablet.
Go to the device’s Settings app.
Click on Google and select Manage your Google Account.
Tap Personal info present at the top.
Under ‘Basic info,’ or ‘Contact info’ select the information you want to change.
If asked to sign in to your account, do so and start making the changes.

Change personal info of Google Pay on iPhone

Open your iPhone or iPad.
Go to the Gmail app and select Menu.
Tap Settings and then click on Your Gmail account.
Select Manage your Google Account.
Tap Personal info present at the top.
Under ‘Basic info,’ select the info you want to change.
Follow the steps on the screen.

In case you don’t use Gmail, you can go to myaccount.google.com and then tap Personal info.

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Update account information in Google Pay

Just like any personal information, it is possible to make changes to Google Pay account information as well. To edit your business information (except email address) follow the instructions given below:

Sign in to your Google Pay for Business account.
From the left menu, select Account details.
Click on Edit present in the upper right corner of the Account details tab.
Make the desired changes and click on Done to save changes.

Find & Change Google Pay UPI ID

Not only you can change personal information like name, number, email, etc but Google Pay also has options that allow you to change your UPI ID as well. UPI is used for money transfers on all online payment apps. Only if your bank works with UPI it is possible to add that account to G Pay.