Google disables prepaid cards over Google Wallet security fears

Stuart Sumner
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The search giant says this as a temporary measure, with a permanent fix coming soon

Google has temporarily disabled the provisioning of prepaid cards in its Google Wallet service over fears that it can make users' finances easily accessible should they lose their mobile device. ...

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