I can't think of a single retailer in the UK that takes card payments, but doesn... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		daveoc64 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with Graphen... I can't think of a single retailer in the UK that takes card payments, but doesn't support contactless (including Google Pay and Apple Pay). Ignoring very small shops that don't take cards at all.

doublerabbit 8 months ago [–]

Are the tap&pay NFC? -- I thought it was different tech under the hood.

What I meant is that I've not seen any other use for NFC apart from bus station adverts?

daveoc64 8 months ago | [–]

>Are the tap&pay NFC? -- I thought it was different tech under the hood.

Yes, it's a form of NFC!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact