Small banks and credit unions have plenty of advantages. Still, one of the biggest drawbacks of banking with a smaller institution is that you sometimes don't get to take advantage of all the latest finance-related tech.
Google Wallet is out to fix that.
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Since its inception more than a decade ago, Google's payment platform has slowly been adding support for more banks, plus driver's licenses, insurance cards, transit passes last summer, gym memberships, club loyalty cards, and more.
Today, almost 50 new banks are on the list of supported institutions (list courtesy of AndroidPolice). If you're a member at one of these banks, you can now use Google Wallet to tap to pay -- you don't even need your physical card.
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Most of these small organizations only have a handful of branches in one state, or in a few instances, I found, even a single location. Nearly 5,000 U.S. banks are now supported.
Newcomers to the list include:
ABD Federal Credit Union Adelphi BankAlibaba Business Edge Credit Card
Apollo Trust Company
Bank of Maple Plain
Bouy
Chelsea State Bank
Compass Financial Federal Credit Union
Cliq Expense Prepaid Mastercard
Community First Bank
DN Community Federal Credit Union
Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank
First National Bank of Huntsville
Foothill Federal Credit Union
Hometown Bank Of Pennsylvania
Industrial Bank
Intermex
Jackson County Teachers Credit Union
Jonestown Bank & Trust Company
Nebraska Energy Federal Credit Union
Oak Valley Community Bank
Pacific West Bank
Pleo Financial Services
Prescott State Bank
Proponent Federal Credit Union
Putnam County State Bank
Radian B2B
Railroad Employees Credit Union
Security Federal Savings Bank
Southwest Heritage Credit Union
Southern Star Credit Union
SRI Federal Credit Union
State Bank of Toulon
TC Wallet
Tern Commerce Inc.
The First Citizens National Bank Of Upper Sandusky
Tri-County Credit Union
United Farmers State Bank
US Metro Bank
Uwharrie Bank
WCF Financial Bank
Western New York Federal Credit Union
WEX
WNB Financial, N.A.
Whitefish Credit Union Association
Xsolla
Zable
If your bank is on this list, you can add your payment card by going to the Google Wallet app, tapping the "+ Add to Wallet" button on the bottom right, choosing "Payment card" and then following the setup steps.