Google Wallet for Kids will be launched in 2025. “Following the positive response to tap-to-pay on Fitbit Ace LTE devices, we’re expanding tap-to-pay for kids to Google Wallet,” Google said in a statement. 9 to 5 Googlewhich reported first on it. Parents can approve credit and debit cards added to children’s phones and Google Family Link allowing them to view transactions and easily approve or delete cards.
The service will be based on the tap-to-pay function on Google Fitbit Ace LTE kids activity tracker. The expansion will make the Google Wallet app available to kids using Android phones whose parents have Family Link installed and approve access.
Any of the parents’ existing payment cards Google Wallet can be used for a child spinoff. When paying, kids will need to approve tap-to-pay purchases using standard authentication options (fingerprint, facial recognition, PIN, or password). At launch, the service reportedly supports gift cards and event tickets, but not online purchases, ID or health cards.
Apple already has a similar position in children’s purchases. Families in the company’s ecosystem can allow their children to use Apple Pay in stores and online, or send money through messages. Apple Cash Family.
9 to 5 Google says Google’s child payments feature will roll out next year to “some Google Wallet users in several countries,” including the US. A wider rollout is expected sometime after that.
