Easy access to daily essentials

Google Wallet formerly known as Google Pay is a free-to-download lifestyle application developed by Google LLC. Unlike its previous version, which focuses more on digital payments where you can link your debit or credit card and use it to pay instantly for various services online or offline, this new and extensive version offers more services catering to your day-to-day essentials. 

For most countries, the Google Wallet app will replace Google Pay except for those in U.S. and Singapore regions as both applications will be available individually. They can specifically use GPay to send money to their friends like PayPal.

How do I use Google Wallet?

With the improved Google Wallet suite, you are still able to use it for your online and offline payments as long as the store accepts Google Pay. Additionally, you can now utilize it to present your digital representations such as identification, vaccination status, keys, and so on. The expanded service has started rolling out as a Google Pay update for about 39 countries. 

This includes Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K., UAE, etc. In one single protected platform, you will be able to store your everyday essentials from cards, tickets, and passes, to mention a few. In fact, US residing users can even use it to carry their driver’s license and car keys virtually. 

What’s more amusing with this mobile package is it logs every activity and payment transaction so you can effortlessly search for the details that you need to review. Furthermore, it allows integration with many Google utilities like Calendar and Assistant, granting you notification for every important event, particularly flight updates. Its user interface still requires redesigning as tons of its basic features are buried deep. 

One-stop hub for day-to-day needs

The expanded Google Wallet is undoubtedly a more convenient smartphone companion as it can be used beyond digital payments. All of the digital representations that you will need daily can now be seamlessly stored in one unified platform that is easy and quick to access. Nevertheless, a user interface revamp should be considered to make the application even more efficiently accessible for many users.