Although we already knew something about the subject, it seems that Microsoft will continue with the reform of its Microsoft Wallet app and will not only change the name of the application but will also fill it with new functions to be released during the next Microsoft event, the Windows 10 Anniversary.
Thus, the event that will take place next July will not only have the presentation of Redstone but we will also have new features such as Wallet 2.0 or simply greater use of HoloLens or Windows Hello. As mentioned, although there is still time to change things, Wallet 2.0 will allow mobile payments through NFC technology and also using HCE, which will allow mobile payment to have no intermediaries, which is as if we were paying through our usual credit card.
Wallet 2.0 to launch alongside Redstone and new Anniversary Event enhancements
In addition, the new application will have the option of storing several credit cards in case we want to make payments with one card or another and it will be compatible with all Windows 10 Mobile security systems. This assumes that Windows Hello is present in Wallet 2.0 and with it the detection of the iris or the fingerprint, without forgetting of course that the user will be able to use Microsoft Authenticator, if you really want it.
So it seems that Microsoft wants its mobile ecosystem to be fashionable with the latest technologies, including the use of mobile as a payment system, something that many other ecosystems have among their functions. But the truth is that Microsoft continues without focusing on the development and improvement of new apps, so it seems that there will not be many users who change ecosystem after launching Wallet 2.0, at least for the moment What do you think?