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AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs

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Auston Bunsen had a lot of free time after his company QuickNode reached a certain size. That company, a blockchain developer platform, was founded in 2017 and subsequently raised more than $100 million in funding, according to PitchBook.   Then Bunsen started thinking about the fact that people would perhaps like to unlock their doors with their iPhone. “I eventually […]

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Google now lets kids use Google Wallet for in-store payments in select countries

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Google announced on Wednesday that kids with Android phones can now tap to pay at stores using Google Wallet in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, and Poland. Parents and guardians in these countries can now allow their children to access digital payments on their Android devices with supervision. Kids can also use Google

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Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses

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California residents can now store their driver’s license or state ID in their Apple Wallet apps, the state’s government announced on Thursday. California started allowing digital IDs through Google Wallet just last month. Californians with an ID in the Apple Wallet or Google Wallet app can use their mobile devices to present their ID in

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Google Wallet to test a feature that turns your US passport into a digital ID

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Google announced on Thursday that it’s introducing new Wallet updates for travelers and commuters. Most notably, Google Wallet will soon start beta testing the ability to create a Digital ID from your U.S. passport. The ID pass will work at select TSA checkpoints when traveling domestically. In addition to TSA checkpoints, Google says it’s working

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