Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay

9:00 AM PDT · June 4, 2026

Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new gadget on Thursday, seemingly inspired by the social media trend that involves paying for items in the real world with a tap of a homemade magic wand, which hides a tap-and-pay credit card. Now, there’s a real wand you can buy to take part. The company’s $25 wand is part of its new NFC-powered tag hardware lineup, which Cash App plans to expand to include more form factors in the coming months.

The company said that its tags are linked to the Cash App Card and would work at outlets compatible with Visa’s tap-to-pay platform. Tags are activated by linking the wand hardware (pictured above) to the app, and there’s no minimum balance needed for the tag to work.

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