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> Note that these wallets get access to ALL card transactions, including physical card swipes, and not just those conducted via their platform.

Do you have a citation for this? I see no evidence of this in the user-facing parts of the Google Wallet app, nor do I see something like that in the terms.

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With apple wallet, you get a notification when there's a transaction on the card, even if it's not related to the applepay at all.

I’ve never seen that. I do see alerts from the bank’s app itself, which makes sense since that’s how I configured it.

Are you sure you’re getting alerts through Apple Wallet and not just the bank app?

It’s real but depends on the issuer. I see it with Amex but not Citibank for example.

I get alerts via Apple wallet regarding my Fidelity cash management card. Those do not come from Fidelity's app. (Fidelity has amazing banking products btw, but they underinvest in app development.)

> Do you have a citation for this? I see no evidence of this in the user-facing parts of the Google Wallet app, nor do I see something like that in the terms.

No, this is from my personal understanding. Please feel free to correct me if you think this is incorrect.

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