Digital Credentials news and trends

Digital Wallets: New Report Bridges Gap Between Awareness and Usage
Digital Payments // October 01, 2024

Consumers across five major markets — Brazil, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States — are generally familiar and satisfied with the experience of using digital wallets. The penetration of specific platforms, though, varies by country. Google Wallet use ranges from 20% in...

Digital Wallet Providers Face Uphill Battle Defining the Technology
Digital Payments // September 19, 2024

Digital wallets are table stakes for most consumer across five major markets (Brazil, France, Germany, Brazil, the U.K. and the U.S.). In fact, 86% of consumers say they are familiar them. However, some are using them without quite knowing what they are. For example, just...

Boomers Go Digital: The Surprising Rise of Digital Wallets Among Brazil’s Older Consumers
Digital Payments // September 05, 2024

Consumers in Brazil are embracing their digital wallets for making payments. Almost half of consumers use them for paying bills, for example. Surprisingly, it is the country’s baby boomers and seniors who are the most active digital wallet users when paying bills — and for...

France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
Digital Payments // August 14, 2024

Consumers in France are embracing digital wallets for payments. For example, more than one-third (38%) use them for online shopping. Surprisingly, we find millennials in France are more likely to use these wallets for online shopping than Generation Z consumers. In fact, Gen Z is...

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Digital Wallets: New Report Bridges Gap Between Awareness and Usage

October 01, 2024
Consumers across five major markets — Brazil, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States — are generally familiar and satisfied with the experience of using digital wallets. The penetration of specific platforms, though, varies by country. Google Wallet use ranges from 20% in the U.K. to around 9% in France and Germany, for […]

Digital Wallet Providers Face Uphill Battle Defining the Technology

September 19, 2024
Digital wallets are table stakes for most consumer across five major markets (Brazil, France, Germany, Brazil, the U.K. and the U.S.). In fact, 86% of consumers say they are familiar...

Boomers Go Digital: The Surprising Rise of Digital Wallets Among Brazil’s Older Consumers

September 05, 2024
Consumers in Brazil are embracing their digital wallets for making payments. Almost half of consumers use them for paying bills, for example. Surprisingly, it is the country’s baby boomers and...

New Data: Germany’s Baby Boomers Flip the Script on Digital Wallet Usage

August 01, 2024
Consumers in Germany are embracing their digital wallets for payments. Nearly half (47%) use them for online shopping for example. Surprisingly, baby boomers and seniors in Germany are more likely...

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Mastercard Launches Digitally Connected Credential Offering Multiple Payment Options

February 19, 2025
Mastercard has begun rolling out a digitally connected credential that will allow consumers to pay with their choice of multiple payment options. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

OpenAI to Implement Digital Credentials to Prevent Misuse in Elections 

January 15, 2024
OpenAI is taking steps to prevent the misuse or exploitation of its artificial intelligence (AI) technology in upcoming global elections.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...