Google Wallet Expands Digital ID Support to India, Singapore, Taiwan, and Brazil

Google has expanded digital ID capabilities in Google Wallet to four new markets, introducing Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials support in India and passport-based ID passes in Singapore, Taiwan, and Brazil.

In India, users can now save Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials directly in Google Wallet on their device. The integration, built through a partnership with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), allows services to receive digitally signed credentials tailored to specific use cases such as age verification for cinema bookings or identity checks at hospitals. The system uses selective disclosure, meaning only the specific details required for a given transaction are shared rather than the full Aadhaar record.

Early partners for the Indian rollout include PVR INOX for age verification at cinemas, BharatMatrimony for verified profile matching, and Atlys for auto-filling visa applications. Users grant permission for each verification request, and credential data is stored on the device rather than on Google servers.

For Singapore, Taiwan, and Brazil, Google is rolling out ID passes, a feature that allows users to create a secure digital ID based on their passport information and save it in Google Wallet. The passport-derived credential is designed to streamline identity verification in everyday scenarios without requiring users to carry a physical document.

The expansion builds on Google’s existing digital ID infrastructure, which already supports mobile driver’s licenses and state IDs in parts of the United States. Google says its digital ID tools are built on global open standards with privacy features including selective disclosure and on-device storage, aligning with the approach favoured by the W3C Verifiable Credentials standard and the ISO/IEC 18013-5 mobile driving licence specification.

The four-country rollout reflects growing demand from governments and private-sector partners for standards-based digital credential systems that give users greater control over what personal information they share during identity verification. India alone has over 1.4 billion Aadhaar registrations, making the UIDAI partnership one of the largest digital ID wallet integrations to date. Google competes in the mobile digital ID space with Apple, which supports driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet across a growing number of U.S. states, and with government-led wallet initiatives such as the European Union’s planned EUDI Wallet ecosystem.

Sources: Google Blog, Business Standard

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By the ID Tech Editorial Team