Partners
We believe that the launch of Google Wallet is the beginning of a new era of commerce that will benefit both consumers and merchants. The vision we have is not Google’s vision alone, but is shared with our launch partners today and our partners of tomorrow.
Our commitment to an open commerce ecosystem
Our goal is to increase the pace of innovation for consumers and merchants alike. We envision a marketplace for payment instruments, commerce and loyalty services, and point of sale equipment compatible with Google Wallet. We believe that consumer and merchant choice will facilitate the growth and adoption of the next generation of commerce and payments technologies.
An ecosystem gathering momentum
Google Wallet supports payments via PayPass-eligible MasterCard cards issued by Citi, and via the Google Prepaid Card. We will support additional payment options as soon as we are able to do so. We are working closely with First Data whose Trusted Service Manager enables over-the-air provisioning of payment card credentials to Google Wallet. First Data is also helping reach out to merchants about contactless payments.
Sprint® has brought Google Wallet to end users by deploying the service on the Nexus S 4G, and will launch Google Wallet on many of its upcoming Android phones.
We are partnering with Verifone, ViVOTech, Hypercom, and Ingenico to enable offer redemption, rewards, and receipts via NFC at the point of sale. And we’ve worked with NXP and Samsung to produce the NFC-enabled Nexus S, the first phone to support Google Wallet.
Becoming a Google Wallet partner
If you’re a business and want to understand how you can create products and services that connect to Google Wallet, contact us.
But please be patient as we are still working to scale both the technology and human resources that power Google Wallet.
