9.7. Setting Up a Google Wallet Merchant Account

To sell your apps on Google Play, you’ll need a Google Wallet merchant account, available to Google Play developers in 32 countries (Fig. 9.12).⁸ Google Wallet is used as a payment service for online transactions. Once you’ve registered and logged into Google Play at http://play.google.com/apps/publish/, click the Financial Reports link, then click Set up a merchant account. You’ll need to

8. http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/150324?hl=en&ref_topic=15867.

• provide private information by which Google can contact you

• provide customer-support contact information where users can contact you

• provide financial information so that Google may perform a credit check

• agree to the Terms of Service, which describe the features of the service, permissible transactions, prohibited actions, service fees, payment terms and more.

Fig. 9.12 | Countries in which Google Wallet merchant accounts are available.

Google Wallet processes payments and helps protect you from fraudulent purchases. The standard payment processing rates are waived for your Google Play sales.⁹ Google pays you 70% of the app price. Once you set up a Google Wallet account, you’ll be able to use it for more activities than just selling your apps, such as making purchases at participating stores.

9. http://checkout.google.com/termsOfService?type=SELLER.