Google Wallet now lets you skip verification for certain payments

Google Wallet payments could get a little faster.

Google Wallet now lets you skip verification for certain payments
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  • Google Wallet now has a “Verification settings” option on Android.
  • The setting will allow you to turn off verification so you can make payments quickly.
  • The setting only works for transit payments at the moment.

Google Wallet appears to have received a new feature. That new feature should make the payment process a lot faster in some situations.

As discovered by 9to5Google, the latest version of the Google Wallet app appears to have added a “Verification settings” option. Found within Wallet settings, the new option allows users to choose if they’ll be required to verify their identity when using a payment method or passes with Wallet.