Exclusive: Badge raises $17 million to chase the next era of digital wallets

Wallets have always been wherever money is. 

In antiquity, it was leather pouches for coins. In the Renaissance, it was folding pocketbooks that developed alongside the rise of paper currency. And now, with smartphones, it’s something else altogether. 

“The future of the wallet is very different than it is today, as it’s becoming a much more dynamic surface,” said Eric Senn, CEO and cofounder of digital wallet development startup Badge. He pointed to Apple’s new ticket interface...