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It's only a traveler's dream if you have a southeast Asian bank account. And it's far less convenient for consumers than Visa/Mastercard and NFC. Anywhere in No
by yosito 3y ago
It's only a traveler's dream if you have a southeast Asian bank account. And it's far less convenient for consumers than Visa/Mastercard and NFC. Anywhere in North America or Europe, I can pay my waving my Garmin watch, or phone or card. In Asia, I have to have an Asian bank account. If I don't, I'm stuck paying cash, and even if I do, I can only pay using a phone. My card and my watch won't work. I hope the trend of QR payments fails and Asia starts using NFC.
- sohkamyung 3y agoI think QR codes for payment are quite popular in Asia, maybe driven by usage from China. I found this opinion piece that makes the counterargument that the west should adopt QR codes [1]. [1] https://www.altfi.com/article/7836_qr-codes-what-west-can-learn-from-east-when-it-comes-to-payment https://www.altfi.com/article/7836_qr-codes-what-west-can-le...