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We’ve been hearing on and off that this might happen, but Android Police just got a pretty real-looking tip from a leaked build of the Google Wallet that seems to confirm it: Google Wallet is getting a physical credit card. But what does that actually mean?
According to the report, the card will use the default payment method for your Google Wallet account, and you can order it to your house right from the app. Which seems pretty convenient, and it’s a nice way to route all your expenses through Google Wallet if you shop at a lot of places that don’t have NFC (of course you do). Carrying just one credit card around would lighten up your wallet, too.
Wallet is also getting the ability to draw and withdraw money from a central fund, and transfers between users. Which is basically PayPal. Google Wallet is going to be PayPal, but with NFC and its own card (PayPay has its own debit card, but its NFC efforts have been pretty much comical). No word on when this will be out, but it looks interesting. [Android Police]
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I want this NOW.
This is a genuine question Darrel and I’m not trying to be obtuse or funny. Is there a reason beyond it being from Google that you want this? It’s just that I can’t necessarily see a niche for it. I can see the use for Wallet …just not the card.
Consider this. On the App you can choose which card Google wallet takes money from, so if you have several cards you can set them all up with the App (or online) and then only carry one card in your wallet. Not only does this mean less wallet bulk, but if you lose you wallet and thus the Google card, rather than cancelling your cards, you just cancel the google card.
That good enough for you?
So you’re changing your card on you’re phone depending on which card you want to use physically (as the Google card)? Would make sense for google to get use of wallet up, seeing as NFC isn’t really taking off here as some would have hoped.
Some more info I have obtained. Google will partner with a card company that is already widely accepted (this will probably vary in different countries assuming that it leaves the US) when you pay with the card they charge Google who charge you via whichever card you have selected.
If this is the case, that sounds awesome. I’m definitely keen. Until Google spell it out though, I’ll remain interested but sceptical.
I’d be happy with Google Wallet over here NOW.
and then this, this too, very soon after, about the time it takes to get the card sent to me.
Available in the UK – 2018.
Well now this IS interesting. Could this even mean you can pay with Amex at places that don’t usually take it..?