Add South African bank Absa to Fitbit Pay

[Pencilman]

Please integrate with Absa bank in South Africa. 

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[SantiR]

Nice suggestion, thanks for sharing. This could be very useful for users in South Africa. We look forward to hearing what other community members think.

[ChanelC]

Super disappointed that fitbit pay is not available on South Africa. 

[SantiR]

Hi everyone thanks for sharing this suggestion. This is being discussed although I do not have a firm commitment or timeline at the moment. Do continue to vote for this feature suggestion whilst it’s under consideration. Please note that if something is under consideration and chosen for development, it can be a while until it's released or until I have any news to share. Please watch this space for any updates! Thanks for your patience.

[SunsetRunner]

Please could you add more autorised banks to Fitbit pay in South Africa. We don`t all bank with FNB. Thanks

[mattix]

I would love to see this feature too. Most South Africans bank with one of 3 banks. ABSA, FNB, and Standard Bank.
It makes sense to add these 3.

[xapel]

I was able to add my ABSA credit card to my Ionic Wallet today. In the license agreement page, there were references to Samsung Pay, so I am not sure if I will be able to make any payments. But I was able to complete all the steps and the card is currently shown in my wallet. Has anyone tried this and made a payment with it yet?

[xapel]

So, to answer my own question, it turns out it is possible to make a payment with your Fitbit when you have added an ABSA card. I just did.

[Anne_tonia]

Thanks Xapel! Will try use my ABSA card now

[CLAIREWp3]

I tried loading both my Absa cards and was not successful,  message stated card not supported. Is Absa going to be added to the South Africa bank list.

[LizzyFitbit]

@Pencilman Thanks for sharing this suggestion. We’re happy to let you know that South African bank Absa is available on Google Wallet for Fitbit. You can find out more about Google Wallet for Fitbit by visiting our blog post.

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