What is “Tap to Pay”?
Tap to Pay is making a contactless payment using a bank card or mobile device—something you, as a Bulder customer, have been able to do with Apple or Google Wallet for quite some time. Now that you can Tap to Pay with Vipps, it means you can easily pay in stores by simply holding your phone near the payment terminal.
How do I get started with Tap to Pay using Vipps?
Getting started is very, very simple:
Open Vipps and tap ‘Activate now’ at the top.
Follow the steps.
Now you can Tap to Pay with Vipps!
How do you Tap to Pay with Vipps?
To Tap to Pay without opening Vipps, you need to set Vipps as your default payment app in your phone settings. You can do this easily in Vipps:
Tap ‘Me’ and then ‘Enable lightning-fast Tap to Pay’.
Follow the steps.
Now you can Tap to Pay lightning-fast! 😎
When you’re ready to Tap to Pay:
iPhone: Double-click the side button. Hold your phone near the terminal. Tap to Pay!
Android: Unlock your phone. Hold it near the terminal. Tap to Pay!
Can I Tap to Pay with Vipps everywhere?
Vipps works in almost all stores in Norway, as long as the payment terminal supports BankAxept—which most do.
For now, you cannot Tap to Pay with Vipps abroad or on terminals that only accept Visa, such as Zettle and SumUp terminals.
However, before summer 2025, you’ll be able to Tap to Pay with Vipps via Visa and MasterCard, meaning you can Vipps anywhere in the world! 🌍✨