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I think most/many banks had their own nfc tap-to-pay solution before Google/Apple Pay came along. Any idea why the banks chose to give that up?
by vanviegen 8mo ago
I think most/many banks had their own nfc tap-to-pay solution before Google/Apple Pay came along. Any idea why the banks chose to give that up?
- TitaRusell 8mo agoBecause it cost money to develop and Google/Apple Pay works really, really well everywhere on the planet.
- vanviegen 8mo agoBut they already had their own solutions that worked just fine. I can't see how switching to integrate a new system instead would save on dev costs. There surely must be some other reason?
- andor 8mo agoOn Smartcards yes, maybe Android, but certainly not on iPhones. On iOS, it's only been possible to implement alternatives to Apple Pay since 17.4 (2024), and only in Europe (EEA).
- vanviegen 8mo agoAh, I didn't realize the landscape was different on the Apple side of things.