{"slug": "walt", "name": "Walt", "category": "other", "category_name": "Other software", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 5, "warners": 0, "score": 3.493, "rising": 4.0, "first": "2026-08-02", "latest": "2026-10-24", "why": "What GP linked to is an independent wallet app that currently supports passes", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "What GP linked to is an independent wallet app that currently supports passes", "kind": "", "icon": false, "domain": "walt.is", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://walt.is", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Walt"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 803561600, "item_id": 50222600, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222600", "by": "tEem21", "date": "2026-10-24", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "What GP linked to is an independent wallet app that currently supports passes", "excerpt": "That is not the same Walt. I'm assuming you found the TrustPilot site for https://walt.io, which is some Telegram crypto thing from the US. 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They claim first tap to pay will happen later this year. Some European banks including mine offer NFC payments via their app as well. You don't need Google services.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "A big win for Android interoperability"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": [], "compared": [{"slug": "curve", "name": "Curve", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49857651", "title": "Banks and Credit Unions to Team Up Against Apple Pay Fees", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124051", "title": "A big win for Android interoperability", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217495", "title": "Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49804683", "title": "There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 2}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 1}}, "quotes": [{"id": 803561600, "item_id": 50222600, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222600", "by": "tEem21", "date": "2026-10-24", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "What GP linked to is an independent wallet app that currently supports passes", "excerpt": "That is not the same Walt. I'm assuming you found the TrustPilot site for https://walt.io, which is some Telegram crypto thing from the US. What GP linked to is an independent wallet app that currently supports passes and is scheduled to support tap-to-pay in the near future.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS"}, {"id": 797759328, "item_id": 49859958, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49859958", "by": "theNotFractured", "date": "2026-09-26", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "", "excerpt": "Dunno if my comment updated, but it's actually walt. https://walt.is/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Banks and Credit Unions to Team Up Against Apple Pay Fees"}, {"id": 797758880, "item_id": 49859930, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49859930", "by": "theNotFractured", "date": "2026-09-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There's walt, which will be launching soon.", "excerpt": "There's walt, which will be launching soon. https://walt.is/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Banks and Credit Unions to Team Up Against Apple Pay Fees"}, {"id": 796956321, "item_id": 49809770, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49809770", "by": "lazzurs", "date": "2026-09-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I am hoping Walt will launch soon", "excerpt": "Curve currently works great for me but I am hoping Walt will launch soon. https://walt.is/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027"}, {"id": 786322304, "item_id": 49145144, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49145144", "by": "notpushkin", "date": "2026-08-02", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "", "excerpt": "> They claim first tap to pay will happen later this year. Big if true. I guess the main problem is, would the banks from all over the world join in? Fidesmo (https://fidesmo.com/consumer/fidesmo-pay/) has managed to sidestep this by integrating with Curve (https://www.curve.com/), which issues their own card and then charges your bank\u2019s card from their end when you pay with theirs (tokenized and emulated by Fidesmo)", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "A big win for Android interoperability"}, {"id": 786313456, "item_id": 49144591, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49144591", "by": "code-blooded", "date": "2026-08-02", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Walt https://walt.is/ is building exactly that in Europe.", "excerpt": "Walt https://walt.is/ is building exactly that in Europe. They claim first tap to pay will happen later this year. Some European banks including mine offer NFC payments via their app as well. You don't need Google services.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "A big win for Android interoperability"}]}