Card Scanning (OCR)

This feature allows your users to quickly and accurately complete credit or debit card forms by scanning the card with their device's camera. This functionality leverages Google Pay's official OCR (Optical Character Recognition) solution.

Security & privacy

The card data is processed directly by Google Pay's OCR. Neither Yuno nor Google retains or stores the scanned card details.

Card details detected

The OCR scanner detects the following card details via the device camera:

• Card Number
• Expiration Date (Month and Year)

Prerequisites for merchants

To enable and use the Card Scanning feature, your Android application must meet the following requirements:

1. SDK Version: Your application must be using Yuno Android SDK version 2.8.0 or higher.
2. Camera Permissions: Your application must request and obtain the necessary camera permissions from the user at runtime, in accordance with standard Android development practices.
3. Google Pay Availability: The feature requires your application to have access to the Google Pay Services on the user's device.

How to activate

To enable the card scanning feature, you must activate it in the Checkout Builder from your Yuno Dashboard:

1. In the Yuno Dashboard, navigate to the Checkout Builder section.
2. Locate the Card payment method and click the three dots icon next to it.
3. Enable the card scanning feature in the payment method settings.
4. Click Publish settings to apply the changes.

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Learn more about Checkout Builder

Visit the Checkout Builder page for additional information.