• Marqeta expanded its collaboration with Google to support a new “Wallet for kids” offering in Google Wallet for users under 18.
• Google will use Marqeta’s card-issuing platform to enable tap-to-pay spending on Android and Wear OS without a traditional bank account.
• Marqeta’s tokenization and real-time spend controls will let parents set daily limits, track transactions, receive notifications, and lock or unlock balances.

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