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I'm trying to move away from Google and other big tech corporations as much as I can without sacrificing practicality but it seems like the only way to make contactless payments is with stock android on a Google approved device.

Is there any alternative out there that would allow me to make contactless payments without these conditions met? (For example, if I put grapheneos on my phone)

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[–] cstrrider@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Big banks have been contactless is mostly the smaller banks. The bigger reason is for ease of access or reduced wallet size. If you have multiple credit cards or store cards you don't have to carry them all around with you...

[–] Chobbes@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This has not been my experience at all. I’ve had tap for over a decade in Canada, and large banks in the US here did not give me contactless cards a few year ago. In the past couple of years they seem to be rolling out more of them, but people always looked at me like I was a lunatic whenever I tried to tap my Canadian card to pay for something.

[–] PlasticExistence@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Well you kept apologizing for it. We Americans aren't accustomed to that.