We have flat cards but not are not on Apple pay. However, we have the same outcome with adding a card to Google Wallet. Camera doesn't pick it up so it has to be key entered. I'm unsure if it's the "flatness" causing a problem or whether the position of the card number on the card is not in the place the wallet app is looking for it to be.
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