The problem in east asia is now you are beholden to smartphones. You can't even give money to a street beggar without a smartphone. The only convenience added

The problem in east asia is now you are beholden to smartphones. You can't even give money to a street beggar without a smartphone. The only convenience added by their way is qrcode scanning as opposed to typing up a recipient name. Which I admit is verh nice so long as they mandate accepting cash payments as a condition of a business participating in commerce. Every transaction you make is tracked and being banned from that app means you can't even buy basic survival items and services like food, shelter and even public toilet access lol. You can't even beg people for money because you are banned and your account is tied to your government ID. You effectively accept wepay or whatever monopoly app as your master. Freaky stuff. No thanks, cash is still nicer and convenient (to consumer not merchant).