I know it’s been a year and I’m totally passé, but the Google Wallet is still a buzzing topic to me. How awesome is the concept of replacing your fold-up wallet with a virtual one? Women no longer need to rummage through their totes, and men no longer need to sit lop-sided in their chairs!
The benefits on this Android app are threefold: it’s a faster way to pay, a wallet you can lock, as well as saving made simple. By using Near Field Communication (NFC) payment technology, the wallet allows you to store multiple credit cards for you to make payments with. In addition, Google teamed up with MasterCard to offer a Google prepaid card if you forget to upload your own. The savings option is super efficient – there are Google offers at local businesses, where savings are automatically synced to your wallet and can be redeemed at a later date ... no more coupons or rebates to fill up space in your wallet!
For those of you who tend to loose your phones often, don’t fret. The Google wallet now has 2 ways to secure your information – a lock within a lock, plus a pin to access your cards (not to mention all is encrypted and the account numbers never appeal on the phone screen).
No more looking for those Optimum or Tim Hortons cards, the Google wallet can store it all! All you need to do is tap your smart phone against one of the PayPass terminals at checkout. The beauty of e-commerce is finding ways to integrate networks and devices to offer the end-consumer a convenient service, and the Google wallet is just one example of this today. Considering my wallet is a solid 7 lbs. I think it’s time to maybe look into the Android …
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