This Wallet Would Never Fit In Your Pocket [Video]

Digital payment solutions have become so commonplace that some consumers now regularly leave the house without the one key item that was once indispensable – a wallet.

And while it’s convenient to leverage apps like Apple Pay and flash your phone at the checkout, ideas are simmering as to which other form factors might serve as future ways to settle a tab.

A recent survey explores Americans’ comfort level with the prospect of using their vehicle as a digital wallet and, surprisingly, a small majority like this idea.

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Verra Mobility asked drivers of vehicles that are model year 2019 or newer their thoughts on using their car to pay for things like parking, tolls or drive-thrus and found a widely receptive audience: Of the 2000 people surveyed, 54% said they’d …