Google is expanding Google Wallet in the United States with features aimed at children and teens. Multiple outlets report that, starting Aug. 6, parents can create a secure, supervised balance for children and teens under 18 inside Google Wallet. The balance lets kids tap to pay using Android and Wear OS devices in places where Google Pay is accepted. The update is presented as a way to give young users spending access even when they do not have a bank account. Parents can send money directly to their children through the Google Wallet controls, enabling a more direct method than traditional cash or other payment arrangements. Outlets also describe the balances as “supervised,” indicating they are managed through parental controls within the family setup. Coverage highlights that the approach is designed to help parents teach money management while keeping payments tied to supervised accounts. The rollout focuses on the US and centers on Google Wallet’s integration with tap-to-pay functionality (NFC).
Google Wallet adds supervised kid balances for US parents to send money
Google is expanding Google Wallet in the United States with features aimed at children and teens. Multiple outlets report that, starting Aug. 6, parents can create a secure, supervised balance for chi...
- Google Wallet in the US adds supervised balances for children and teens under 18.
- Starting Aug. 6, parents can send money directly to kids via Google Wallet.
- Kids can use the supervised balance to pay anywhere Google Pay is accepted.
- The feature works on Android and Wear OS devices using tap-to-pay (NFC).
- The update does not require kids to have their own bank account.
Google is doing something pretty cool with Google Wallet if your kid has an Android phone and you want them to be able to pay for stuff. Google Wallet can now setup a balance for your kid to access and then pay for things with NFC and tap to pay. This all works through Family... Read the original post: Google Wallet Lets You Add Money to Your Kid’s Account for Tap to Pay
1 hour agoGoogle is rolling out a family-focused expansion to its digital wallet, according to a news release provided to PYMNTS. Beginning Thursday (Aug. 6), Google Wallet will let parents in the United States create a secure balance for supervised children and teens younger than 18, per the release. “This tool is designed to help parents teach […] The post Google Updates Wallet to Help Parents and Kids Manage Money appeared first on PYMNTS.com.
2 hours agoAlphabet Inc.’s Google is adding more parental controls to Google Wallet, including making it possible for parents in the US to send money directly to their children.
2 hours agoThese days, the easiest way to pay for anything at practically any shop — save for Walmart, I suppose — is through the digital wallet stored on your phone or smartwatch. Of course, that makes it difficult for kids and teens to ever actually pay for anything on their own, especially if they don’t have their own bank account and your household is primarily cashless. With its latest update, that’s the exact problem Google Wallet is trying to fix.
2 hours agoParents can now send their kids money that can be used anywhere Google Pay is accepted.
2 hours agoU.S. parents can set up a secure digital balance on Google Wallet for their kids to tap and pay using Android and Wear OS devices.
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