Google Wallet ID passes will be available in select EU states this summer

Key points

• Google has announced that Google Wallet will support digital IDs from select European Union states starting this summer.
• The digital ID expansion also includes a new way to verify your age through Google Wallet, thanks to a partnership with Sparkasse Bank.
• The announcement doesn't specify which EU countries will be able to add their IDs to Google Wallet, but the process will presumably work in a similar way to the app's support for adding passports in the UK and US.
• Users typically have to record a video selfie, scan their government ID and then let Google Wallet cross-reference the two before the ID can be added to the app.
• Google's been building out support for age verification since early 2025 in compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act, and the variety of age verification laws that have followed in the US and abroad.