digital wallets

A Mobile Wallet Can’t Tell a Privacy Guard From a Fraudster. That’s the Problem.

A Mobile Wallet Can’t Tell a Privacy Guard From a Fraudster. That’s the Problem.
A Mobile Wallet Can’t Tell a Privacy Guard From a Fraudster. That’s the Problem.
July 14, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

Fraudsters and privacy-conscious consumers have one thing in common. Neither wants to be easily found. For years, that overlap didn’t matter much. Privacy-minded consumers wanted...

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Google Launches Digital ID Partnership With Poland’s Authologic
Google Launches Digital ID Partnership With Poland’s Authologic
July 02, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Google has formed a digital identity partnership with Polish ID-verification startup Authologic. “Google Wallet already lets users store verified identity credentials issued by governments, banks,...

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China’s Tencent Courts Overseas Visitors With New Payment App
China’s Tencent Courts Overseas Visitors With New Payment App
June 28, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

China’s Tencent is reportedly testing an app designed for overseas travelers to its country. TenPayGo was created to function as a one-stop digital services platform...

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Google Wallet Cuts Airport Security Friction via TSA Integration
Google Wallet Cuts Airport Security Friction via TSA Integration
June 24, 2026  |  Transportation

Google Wallet is rolling out a new integration that will make it easier to participate in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck Touchless ID program. With this integration,...

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Turkish FinTech Midas Targets Consumer Payments Business
Turkish FinTech Midas Targets Consumer Payments Business
June 21, 2026  |  Consumer Payments

Midas has reportedly applied to Turkey’s central bank for an electronic money institution license. The Istanbul-based FinTech hopes to begin offering digital consumer payment products,...

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Wallets Move From Tap to Pay to Permission to Spend
Wallets Move From Tap to Pay to Permission to Spend
June 18, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Digital wallets began as a more convenient way to pay. They are now evolving into something more consequential: a platform for managing permissions. That evolution...

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Google Wallet Moves Directly Into Retail Checkout Pages
Google Wallet Moves Directly Into Retail Checkout Pages
June 04, 2026  |  Mobile

Google expanded the capabilities of Google Pay to include direct checkout, a new experience that brings payment options from a customer’s Google Wallet to a...

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36% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Digital Wallets as Checkout Habits Shift
36% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Digital Wallets as Checkout Habits Shift
May 28, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Consumers under pressure are not retreating from checkout so much as rewriting the rules of how they get there. That is one of the broader...

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