Launch and Expansion of Paze Digital Wallet by Early Warning Services
Early Warning Services and its owner banks have launched Paze, a bank-integrated digital wallet for e-commerce that preloads consumer credit and debit card information to streamline online checkout.
Aggregated from 5 sources · Updated 23 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC (UTC)
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Paze is a digital wallet managed by Early Warning Services LLC and backed by owner banks Bank of America, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, PNC Bank, Truist, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo.
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The Paze wallet preloads eligible credit and debit card data and billing addresses into a single interface to eliminate manual entry during online checkout.
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Paze transactions use network tokenization, replacing actual card numbers with unique tokens to enhance security with merchants.
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As of mid-2026, Paze reached over 200 million eligible U.S. credit and debit cards following the addition of Citibank's 40 million card portfolio.
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Participating merchants and integrated platforms include Domino’s, PayRange, Wakefern Food Corp. (ShopRite/The Fresh Grocer), Dunkin’, and Wendy’s.
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Payment processors Deluxe, Payfinia, Nuvei, FIS, and Fiserv have signed deals to make Paze available to their merchant clients.
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Early Warning Services launched a national marketing campaign in June 2026 featuring actresses Elizabeth Banks and Gabrielle Union to promote Paze.
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Citibank is the first non-owner bank to participate in the Paze platform.
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According to a Murphy Research study, 44% of surveyed consumers would use a bank-provided digital wallet over guest checkout options.
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Early Warning Services Head of Paze James Anderson stated that the service aims to fix long-standing problems for consumers and merchants regarding abandoned shopping carts and security concerns.