Kids with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet tap-to-pay next year

Google Wallet for kids will be released 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 wrote in a statement to it. 9 on 5 Googlewhich he reported for the first time. Parents can approve credit and debit cards added to kids’ phones, and Google’s Family Link lets them view transactions and easily approve or remove cards.

The service will build on the tap-to-pay functionality of Google’s Fitbit Ace LTE children’s activity tracker. The expansion will make the Google Wallet app available to children using an Android phone whose parents have set up Family Link and authorized access.

Any parents’ payment cards in Google Wallet may be used for the children’s spinoff. When paying, children will need to authorize the purchase to pay using standard authentication options (fingerprint, facial recognition, PIN or password). At launch, the service is said to support gift cards and event tickets but not online purchases, identification or health cards.

Apple already has a similar take on children’s shopping. Families in the company’s ecosystem can allow their children to use Apple Pay in stores and online or send money through messages with Apple Cash Family.

9 on 5 Google says the Google Kids payments feature will roll out next year to “select Google Wallet users in several countries,” including the US. A wider release is expected sometime after that.