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Children with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet's tap-to-pay next year

2024-10-30 18:19 by
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Google Wallet for kids will roll out in 2025.

"Following the positive response of tap-to-pay on Fitbit Ace LTE devices, we're expanding tap-to-pay for kids to Google Wallet," Google wrote in a statement to 9to5Google, which first reported on it. Parents could approve credit and debit cards added to children's phones, and Google's Family Link would let them view transactions and easily approve or remove cards.

The service would build on the tap-to-pay functionality in Google's Fitbit Ace LTE kids' activity tracker. The expansion would make the Google Wallet app available for Android phone-using children whose parents have set up Family Link and approved access.

Any of the parents' existing payment cards in Google Wallet could be used for the kids' spinoff. When paying, children would have to approve tap-to-pay purchases using standard authentication options (fingerprint, facial recognition, PIN or password). At launch, the service is said to support gift cards and event tickets but not online purchases, identification or health cards.

9to5Google says Google's kids' payments feature will roll out next year for "some Google Wallet users in several countries," including the US. A wider rollout is expected at some point after that.

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