digital wallet

noun

plural digital wallets

: an app or app feature (as for a mobile device or web browser) used to digitally manage a user's funds and/or store a user's important information (such as credit cards, driver's license, event tickets, etc.) : wallet sense 4a

The app allows the user to hang on to a balance in her digital wallet and, at any time, cash it out to her bank account.

—Felix Gillette

Sun also wants to protect voters who make campaign donations online or purchase a bumper sticker with a digital wallet. Stored payment information like credit card numbers serves as an attractive target to criminals.

—Chris Barrett

For faster and more efficient gate access, fans should add mobile tickets to their digital wallet.

—Kevin Brockway

Examples of digital wallet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their development does, however, occur within a business environment that already includes cards, ACH, checks, digital wallets, online payment platforms, and other ways to move money. — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

But converting those digital dollars into money that can reach local bank accounts or digital wallets remains a practical hurdle. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above