Google Wallet earns digital identity passage in the United Kingdom and other news

Google has recently announced some improvements for Google Walletthe default digital portfolio of smartphones Made by Googleas well as one of the most appreciated and widespread in the entire Android panorama.

Specifically, the Mountain View giant is introducing some updates that aim to improve the user experience as regards the support for identity cards and beyond. Let’s find out all the details.

There are four news for Google Wallet

Through a dedicated post on the blog The KeywordGoogle announced Four news For Google Wallet. Before leaving with the brief analysis of each of the news, we report the words with which Big G opens the announcement:

Today we introduce updates that help you demonstrate your age and identity in a safe and protected way, directly from your phone.

• Support to pass IDs in the UK
  • Residents in the United Kingdom can create digital identities from their British passports and archive them on Google Wallet (safe).
  • In the first phase, Big G is collaborating with the Rail Delivery Group; Train travelers will be able to use the digital identity document for suitability checks for the Railcard.
  • Evaluations are underway on another novelty that will allow residents in the United Kingdom to take advantage of their digital identity pass saved in Google Wallet for the purchase of alcohol and other assets prohibited to minors.

• Greater diffusion of digital ID in the United States
  • Residents in Arkansas, Montana, Puerto Rico and West Virginia will be able to save their digital identity documents (issued by the US government) in Google Wallet.
  • Residents in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland and New Mexico will also be able to use their digital identity cards at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles).
  • In view of the deadline for Real ID (May 7, 2025), US users can use an identification card (created by an US passport) to TSA security checks for national travel (in supported airports), even if they have an identity document issued by the State.
• Verification of the fastest age
  • Google has developed an age verification system that, at the same time, protected the user’s privacy.
  • To achieve the goal, the development team has integrated ZKP technology (Zero Knowledge Proof) in Google Wallet, thus ensuring that the age of verification process does not allow direct connections with the identity of the user.
  • This system works on mobile devices, apps and websites that use bees Digital credential of Google; Many services/apps are collaborating with Big G to exploit this new system (which will soon be made open source).
• Google Wallet is about to expand
  • The digital wallet is ready to land in 50 other countries (not better specified) both in the form of apps (for Android devices) and in the form of a web client (reachable via this link).