Google Wallet Now Lets Kids Make In-Store Payments with Parental Supervision

Google Wallet Now Lets Kids Make In-Store Payments with Parental Supervision

Google announced on Wednesday that kids with Android phones can now tap to pay at stores using Google Wallet in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, and Poland. Parents and guardians in these countries can now allow their children to access digital payments on their Android devices with supervision. Image: Google Kids can also use Google Wallet to access supported passes, like event tickets, library cards, and gift cards. Google notes that a payment card can only be added with parental consent, and that parents will receive an email whenever their child makes a transaction. Plus, parents can use Family Link, Google’s parental control app, to track their child’s recent purchases, remove payment cards, and turn off access to passes. It’s worth noting that children will not be able to use Google Wallet to pay for online purchases. To get started, a child and their parent need to navigate to the Wallet app on the child’s Android phone and tap the “Add to Wallet” on the bottom l…