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Google Adds Google Wallet as a Gemini Connected App

The update lets Gemini read saved wallet passes and Plaid-linked transaction summaries to answer prompts and surface tailored spending, budgeting and rewards information.

Overview

  • Google has started a gradual rollout of a Gemini Connected App for Google Wallet that is available to some personal Google Accounts in the United States.
  • When enabled, Gemini can read passes stored in Google Wallet such as loyalty cards, event tickets and boarding passes to respond to user prompts like locating a boarding pass or showing loyalty numbers.
  • The integration also draws on transaction data from financial accounts linked through Plaid to summarize expenses, offer budgeting tips and check available card rewards and offers.
  • Google says the Wallet Connected App is read-only, meaning Gemini cannot make payments, create or modify financial accounts, or perform transactions with stored payment methods.
  • The feature builds on Plaid work already used in Google Pay and could change how people access spending and travel details by letting them use natural-language prompts instead of switching apps, though availability will expand only gradually.