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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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[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 14 hours ago

I'm not sure if it works the same way, but Google Wallet uses a virtual card number as well as needing the phone unlocked. There a layer of obfuscation over using a contactless card, that I like.

[-] Pleaseendmypain@lemmy.org 1 points 10 hours ago

I am not familiar with how Google Pay works, I just know Apple Pay only gives out a token.

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