Google Wallet targets European digital identity
Google is expanding Wallet with digital identity documents and age credentials, allowing users to identify themselves online more easily and prove their age.
The rollout begins this summer in countries including Estonia, Ireland, Spain, France, and Italy, where passports can be converted into digital ID passes. Through a partnership with Sparkasse, Google is introducing wallet-based age verification for online services.
The solution works directly in Android and Chrome and enables privacy-friendly age verification without disclosing additional personal data. This shifts age verification from individual websites to reusable digital credentials and increases competition between Google, Apple, and European eIDAS/EUDI Wallet initiatives.
Read the BiometricUpdate.com article for more information.