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Sometimes on phone reviews I read that a certain model, often one released in a Western market, uses NFC for payment. In my country, mobile payments use QR codes so any phone with a camera can use them. Does NFC have any advantage over such a system?

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[-] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 11 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

How does the phone confirm the payment without a network? With NFC the phone has a low bandwidth connection to the payment terminal that's enough to sign the transaction.

EDIT: I found it. It uses special phone codes that still use the mobile network to do the payment. If I understand correctly it would still not work in places where there's no reception, like some large buildings or air planes.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

Yes, you need a phone network, but not internet. Also there is a small charge.

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