Google Wallet: Potential Support for Kitaca and nimoca

Based on an analysis of the HTML code on the “Check supported payment methods (Japan)” page of the official “Google Wallet Help” site, the possibility has emerged that the Android digital wallet service, Google Wallet, may soon support new transit IC cards (e-money): “ICOCA” from JR West and “TOICA” from JR Central.

Google Wallet may be adding even more transit IC cards. Between Thursday, October 16, 2025, and Friday, October 17, 2025, descriptions related to “Kitaca,” a transit IC service from JR Hokkaido, and “nimoca,” a transit IC service from nimoca Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of JR West, were added as commented-out code to the HTML of the “Check supported payment methods (Japan)” page on “Google Wallet Help.” The description is as follows.

<!-- future: crypto-wallet, kitaca-ic, nimoca-ic -->

In other words, Google Wallet may support “ICOCA,” “TOICA,” “Kitaca,” and “nimoca” in the future.

In addition, a major renewal is anticipated for Google Wallet, including the rollout of a new “E-wallet” section for NFC tap payments with services like Softbank’s “PayPay Money,” KDDI’s “au PAY,” and NTT Docomo’s “d Payment”; support for charging the “E-wallet” and making peer-to-peer transfers by linking bank accounts such as “MUFG Bank,” “Mizuho Bank,” “Japan Post Bank,” and “Rakuten Bank”; and even the integration of cryptocurrency wallets, starting with “Rakuten Wallet,” a cryptocurrency exchange registered with the Financial Services Agency and part of the Rakuten Group.

Source: Google