Cash App Releases $25 NFC Star-Shaped Tap-to-Pay Wand

Cash App will begin selling a $25 star-shaped wand on Thursday that users tap at contactless terminals to pay with funds from their Cash App Card. The wand is NFC-enabled and comes with a keychain ring. It is the first of several tap-to-pay hardware devices the company plans to release.

Users activate the wand by linking it to the Cash App mobile application. No minimum balance is required for the tag to function. Jack posted about the wand on X on June 4, 2026. The post included an image of the device.

Wand users receive instant spend notifications on their phones. They can lock or unlock the tag through the app at any time and can deactivate a lost tag the same way. Cash App said it is monitoring fraud on payments made with the tags.

Thomas Templeton, hardware lead at Block, said: “While digital wallets are invisible and physical cards are often buried in wallets, Cash App Tags are just the opposite. ” The tags work at any merchant that accepts Visa’s tap-to-pay system. Cash App plans to expand the NFC tag lineup to additional form factors in the coming months.

Some versions will be released as limited-edition drops before certain models become permanently available this summer. Cash App is targeting Gen Z users with the launch. The company introduced teen accounts in 2021 and launched a parent-controlled debit card for children aged six to 12 in 2026.