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How Secure and Private Are Your Digital Wallet Transactions? Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo and More

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Learn the truth behind common credit score myths and get a better understanding of digital wallet privacy and security.

00:51 This Week in Your Money: Do you need to carry a credit card balance in order to maintain a good credit score? Does checking your credit score hurt your credit? Hosts Sean Pyles and Sara Rathner debunk common credit score myths to help you understand the realities of your credit health. They offer valuable insights into how carrying a balance affects your credit score, the safety of checking your credit score regularly, and the importance of maintaining a history with your credit accounts open.

09:45 Today’s Money Question: Are digital wallets truly safe and private? Is it safer to pay with a check than online? Sean and Sara discuss the intricacies of digital wallets, explaining the role of tokenization in securing transactions, the importance of phone security features like passcodes and biometrics, and the varying privacy policies of digital wallet providers like Google Pay and Apple Pay. They explain how digital transactions are protected, how to navigate privacy settings in apps like Venmo, and how they’ve used digital wallets in their own lives.

In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: credit score myths, digital wallets, mobile transactions, transaction tokenization, credit scores, cashless transactions, credit card balance, checking credit scores, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo, Samsung Pay, digital payment options, digital spending, financial reputation, privacy policies, mobile payments, credit card fraud, secure transactions, consumer data, credit utilization, credit history, biometric data, phone locks, digital payment security, financial decisions, credit score improvement, online bill payments, credit card security, payment tokenization, credit bureaus, credit profile, credit card management, digital wallet adoption, credit score factors, cashless convenience, and payment privacy.

To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com.

Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend.

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Learn the truth behind common credit score myths and get a better understanding of digital wallet privacy and security.

00:51 This Week in Your Money: Do you need to carry a credit card balance in order to maintain a good credit score? Does checking your credit score hurt your credit? Hosts Sean Pyles and Sara Rathner debunk common credit score myths to help you understand the realities of your credit health. They offer valuable insights into how carrying a balance affects your credit score, the safety of checking your credit score regularly, and the importance of maintaining a history with your credit accounts open.

09:45 Today’s Money Question: Are digital wallets truly safe and private? Is it safer to pay with a check than online? Sean and Sara discuss the intricacies of digital wallets, explaining the role of tokenization in securing transactions, the importance of phone security features like passcodes and biometrics, and the varying privacy policies of digital wallet providers like Google Pay and Apple Pay. They explain how digital transactions are protected, how to navigate privacy settings in apps like Venmo, and how they’ve used digital wallets in their own lives.

In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: credit score myths, digital wallets, mobile transactions, transaction tokenization, credit scores, cashless transactions, credit card balance, checking credit scores, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo, Samsung Pay, digital payment options, digital spending, financial reputation, privacy policies, mobile payments, credit card fraud, secure transactions, consumer data, credit utilization, credit history, biometric data, phone locks, digital payment security, financial decisions, credit score improvement, online bill payments, credit card security, payment tokenization, credit bureaus, credit profile, credit card management, digital wallet adoption, credit score factors, cashless convenience, and payment privacy.

To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com.

Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend.

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