Samsung Wallet now unlocks some GM cars

GM’s rollout of digital car keys in Samsung Wallet, with Apple Wallet and Google Wallet support coming, is another sign that device-based identity and access management is expanding beyond phones and into real-world enterprise-adjacent experiences. For CIOs, the strategic takeaway is that mobile wallet ecosystems are becoming a standard control point for secure access, which increases the importance of cross-platform compatibility, lifecycle governance, and policy controls for shared or stolen devices. IT organizations should expect more demand for provisioning, revocation, and support processes tied to employee mobile devices and external vendor ecosystems as digital keys and other wallet-based credentials proliferate.