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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. The expansion would make the Google Wallet app available for Android phone-using children whose parents have set up Family Link and approved access.could be used for the kids’ spinoff. When paying, children would have to approve tap-to-pay purchases using standard authentication options .
Apple already has a similar take on children’s purchases. Families in the company’s ecosystem can let their kids use Apple Pay in stores and online or send money through Messages withsays 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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