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Google Wallet ID passes will be available in select EU states this summer
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- The company is also introducing a new age verification process in partnership with a European bank.
- Google Google has announced that Google Wallet will support digital IDs from select European Union states starting this summer.
- The announcement doesn't specify which EU countries will be able to add their IDs to Google Wallet, but the process will presumably work in a similar way to the app's support for adding passports in the UK and US.
The company is also introducing a new age verification process in partnership with a European bank.
Google Google has announced that Google Wallet will support digital IDs from select European Union states starting this summer. The digital ID expansion also includes a new way to verify your age through Google Wallet, thanks to a partnership with Sparkasse Bank.
The announcement doesn't specify which EU countries will be able to add their IDs to Google Wallet, but the process will presumably work in a similar way to the app's support for adding passports in the UK and US. Users typically have to record a video selfie, scan their government ID and then let Google Wallet cross-reference the two before the ID can be added to the app.
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