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| ▲ | xp84 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I think partly because Google and Apple controlled the contactless bits of the phones for many years, the non-OS-makers like WeChat and AliPay made use of the open technology of QR codes. I think theoretically you could build equivalent things as they have with NFC today on those platforms but on the other hand being able to set up a “POS” with nothing more than a printer does have an appeal to it, even if writable nfc stickers cost 5 cents you still have to go buy some. |
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| ▲ | codedokode 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | In Russia they tried to use bluetooth after being sanctioned from using NFC. |
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| ▲ | 627467 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| QR payments in china was already prevasive before contactless payments became prevasive in the west. And as others say: not all phones supported nfc at the time. Remember iBeacons on iP5? Wechat and Alipay was already everywhere by then |
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| ▲ | ZeWaka 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's all WeChat Pay (or AliPay). |
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| ▲ | esperent 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Lots of phones don't have NFC. All phones have cameras. |
