Account & security
Change your wallet PIN
When to change your Kit Pay wallet PIN, how to do it in the app, and how to choose a better one than last time.
Changing your wallet PIN is quick, free, and invisible to everyone but you — so the threshold for doing it should be low. The moment a PIN stops being a secret, its job is over.
Change it now if
- Someone watched you type it — in a taxi, at a counter, over your shoulder in a queue.
- A family member or friend guessed it, or you told someone in a moment you now regret.
- You used the same digits somewhere else — SIM PIN, bank card, mobile money — and that other place may have leaked.
- You typed it into anything other than the Kit Pay app itself: a website, a form, a message. That is a scam sign; change the PIN and report it.
- It is simply old and guessable, like a birth year.
How to change it
- Open Kit Pay and go to Settings, then the security area.
- Choose to change the wallet PIN.
- Enter your current PIN — changing an existing PIN always requires it, which is exactly what stops a thief holding your phone from doing this.
- Enter the new PIN and confirm it. Pick fresh digits, not a rearrangement of the old ones.
Once the app confirms the change, future approvals ask for the new PIN. Your money, history, and settings are untouched — a PIN change is a lock change, not a house move.
Choosing better digits
The best PIN is boring to everyone but memorable to you: no birth years, no repeated digits, no sequences, nothing written down. The app itself refuses the most predictable choices — repeated digits, obvious runs, the end of your own phone number — but treat that as a floor, not a target. The point is that no fact about your life should lead a stranger to it. Wallet PIN basics explains what this secret is guarding.
Frequently asked questions
Does changing my PIN affect scheduled or repeating payments?
No. Plans you already approved continue as set up. Cancel or pause them from the app if that is what you actually want.
How often should I change it?
There is no calendar rule. Change it immediately whenever it may be exposed, and otherwise keep one strong PIN you never share.