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Google Wallet adds digital ID support in India, expanding passport features

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Google Wallet is expanding its digital identification capabilities by adding support for official documents in India. This move follows previous expansions within US states and the inclusion of passport support in certain countries. The update allows users to store Aadhaar credentials, a form of digital identity, within Google Wallet on Android devices. AI

IMPACT Niche tooling improvement; minimal industry-wide impact.

RANK_REASON Product feature expansion for a widely used application.

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Google Wallet adds digital ID support in India, expanding passport features

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google Wallet expands digital ID support on Android again, makes new passports official Digital ID support in Google Wallet has been slowly expanding within US

    Google Wallet expands digital ID support on Android again, makes new passports official Digital ID support in Google Wallet has been slowly expanding within US states and, more recently, with passports in select countries. Now, Google Wallet is adding digital ID support in India.…

    LINKS 9to5google.com/…/google-wallet-digital-id… 9to5google.com/…/google-home-gemini-updat…

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