They don't like contactless technology or what? I don't think that scanning a QR code is significantly more involved but it's enough to be annoying

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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.

	▲	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

	▲	maest an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Only because you typo'd twice: it's "pervasive".

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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.