TSA partners with Google Wallet to launch new PreCheck Touchless ID opt-in experience

The following article was published by Future Travel Experience

The TSA has partnered with Google Wallet to expand Touchless ID, enabling eligible travellers to use facial recognition for faster, more seamless airport security screening at participating airports across the U.S.

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has partnered with Google Wallet to expand its PreCheck Touchless ID programme, enabling seamless digital identity verification at airport security lanes.
Eligible travellers can now use facial comparison technology in dedicated lanes, reducing the need for physical documents and streamlining the screening process at participating airports.
The rollout supports TSA’s broader strategy to modernise airport security and enhance the passenger experience through advanced digital identity solutions.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a new partnership with Google Wallet, introducing a more seamless way for eligible travellers to opt in to TSA PreCheck Touchless ID. Google Wallet is the first digital wallet to offer this innovative feature, making secure, efficient travel easier than ever.

With TSA PreCheck Touchless ID, members can quickly verify their identity using facial comparison technology in exclusive, dedicated lanes, eliminating the need to present physical documents and reducing wait times for a more convenient travel experience.

“TSA under President Trump and Secretary Mullin is fully dedicated to enhancing the passenger experience through advanced technology and strategic partnerships,” said TSA Modernization Acting Chief Innovation Officer Shelu Patel. “Our collaboration with Google helps our trusted TSA PreCheck travellers enjoy the fastest route through airport security. Delivering seamless experiences like this is one more way TSA is working to deliver the Golden Age of Travel.”

TSA PreCheck Touchless ID is available at 65 airports nationwide, and now with the Google Wallet rollout, passengers can use TSA PreCheck Touchless ID with any of the more than 100 TSA PreCheck airlines at participating airports, making it easier to breeze through security. Travellers still have the option of saving a valid passport to their profile with one of six airlines – Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest or United – and manually opt in for each one individually.

“We’re excited that Google Wallet technology is helping make TSA airport checkpoints faster and easier for travellers,” said P.J. Linarducci, Vice President of Product Management, Consumer Payments, Google. “This collaboration aligns perfectly with our goal to make digital experiences more secure and convenient, and we look forward to seeing it roll out broadly just as the busy summer travel season gets underway.”