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==== If your objective is “put a test card into my Google Wallet so I can pay at Booking.com / Takealot / Travelstart / Evetech” then: ====
# Open a merchant/processor account that supports issuing (examples: Stripe Issuing, Marqeta). This is a business product and requires KYC, some onboarding and possibly fees.
# Create a virtual card in their sandbox/test environment (many providers let you issue cards in test mode). - Example (Stripe Issuing): create an Issuing Card object in the dashboard or via API; set a funding source.
# Enable provisioning to Google Pay / Tokenization: - The issuing partner must support provisioning to wallets (network tokenization or Google Pay token provisioning). Many issuing platforms have explicit APIs or guides to provision to Google Pay.
# Provision the card to the Google Wallet (token): - The issuing service returns a tokenized card that Google will accept to add to Wallet, or has a “Save to Google Pay” flow enabling provisioning.
# Set spending controls: configure the issued card’s limits, MCC blocking, and required controls so it cannot be abused.
# Use the card at merchant checkouts: once provisioned to your Google Wallet and funded, you can use it on POS and in merchant websites (subject to merchant verification and acceptance).

This path is the only way to have a real Google Wallet payment card that works at production merchant checkouts.