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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

ZeWaka 6mo ago
It's all WeChat Pay (or AliPay).
esperent 6mo ago
Lots of phones don't have NFC. All phones have cameras.
xp84 6mo ago
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 6mo ago
  In Russia they tried to use bluetooth after being sanctioned from using NFC.
- charcircuit 6mo ago
  I think there is also something about how easy it is for a business to adopt a QR code by just needing to print one out instead of having to go out and buy a whole payment terminal.
627467 6mo ago
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 6mo ago
  Only because you typo'd twice: it's "pervasive".
pyreko 6mo ago
Having been there recently, it's about as annoying as taking out your phone to pay for something. Some systems also support NFC now, though the most common is still QR. Also helps that their QR scanning tech/transaction processing is really fast, many transactions were as fast or even faster than me scanning with a card from my experience. (Also if you want to talk annoying payments don't get me started on how insane it is that the US still requires me to hand over a physical card at most restaurants to take over to their register... sorry I just can't help but get annoyed by this lol)

ZeWaka 6mo ago

It's all WeChat Pay (or AliPay).

esperent 6mo ago

Lots of phones don't have NFC. All phones have cameras.

xp84 6mo ago

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 6mo ago
In Russia they tried to use bluetooth after being sanctioned from using NFC.
charcircuit 6mo ago
I think there is also something about how easy it is for a business to adopt a QR code by just needing to print one out instead of having to go out and buy a whole payment terminal.

627467 6mo ago

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 6mo ago
Only because you typo'd twice: it's "pervasive".

pyreko 6mo ago

Having been there recently, it's about as annoying as taking out your phone to pay for something. Some systems also support NFC now, though the most common is still QR. Also helps that their QR scanning tech/transaction processing is really fast, many transactions were as fast or even faster than me scanning with a card from my experience. (Also if you want to talk annoying payments don't get me started on how insane it is that the US still requires me to hand over a physical card at most restaurants to take over to their register... sorry I just can't help but get annoyed by this lol)