e-wallet

Virtual payment holder

An e-wallet is a digital system for storing payment information and making electronic transactions—essentially a virtual version of a physical wallet.

E-wallets hold credit card details, bank accounts, or stored funds, allowing users to pay online or tap their phones at checkout: I added my debit card to my e-wallet.

Also called a digital wallet.

payment

checkout

Payment completion process

billing · remittance · QR code · contactless · NFC · tap-to-pay · mobile payment · peer-to-peer · merchant · vendor

security

encryption

Converting data into code

biometrics · fingerprint · two-factor · tokenization · fraud protection · privacy · authorization · verification · secure login · identity theft

technology

app

Mobile device software

cloud · interface · download · platform · API · digital · software · sync · notification · update

finance

balance

Steadiness or amount owed

  • fundsAvailable financial resources
  • savingsAccumulated money kept
  • creditRecognition or payment deferral

debit · budget · currency · cashflow · spending · deposits · withdrawals · account · statement · transaction history

Categories
Opposites
payment medium physicality

e-walletcash

Ready spending funds

paper money · coins · banknotes · hard currency · cold hard cash

technological advancement

e-walletbarter

Direct goods-for-goods exchange

cash on delivery · check · cheque · money order · passbook

technological sophistication

e-walletbarter

Direct goods-for-goods exchange

bartering · gold coins · cowrie shells · wampum · precious metals

Family

wallet, electronic, e-mail, wallets, digital wallet, e-money, e-wallets, e-payment

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G