Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay

Key points

• Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new gadget on Thursday, seemingly inspired by the social media trend that involves paying for items in the real world with a tap of a homemade magic wand, which hides a tap-and-pay credit card.
• Now, there’s a real wand you can buy to take part.
• The company’s $25 wand is part of its new NFC-powered tag hardware lineup, which Cash App plans to expand to include more form factors in the coming months.
• The company said that its tags are linked to the Cash App Card and would work at outlets compatible with Visa’s tap-to-pay platform.
• Tags are activated by linking the wand hardware (pictured above) to the app, and there’s no minimum balance needed for the tag to work.