Google launches Wallet option for kids
THE SO WHAT
Google extending Wallet to kid accounts with tap-to-pay monitoring is a direct play at owning financial habits from the first transaction. Banks and neobanks chasing Gen Z should expect Google to be the default rails and design products that can layer on top rather than compete head-on.
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