Identifying me by cell number instead of my Google account is a good start for Google Pay, but it leaves open the possibility that, if I lost my phone, I could

Identifying me by cell number instead of my Google account is a good start for Google Pay, but it leaves open the possibility that, if I lost my phone, I could get another with the same number. Google should use IMEI to identify Google Pay users. That way, if I lost my phone, I’d be permanently fucked.