is this gonna be a good google pay alternative?

2 months ago by goofsqueak to c/lineageos

Private tap-to-pay. No purchase tracking, no data harvesting, no AI. Just a predictable, respectful wallet app.

im in sweden so it should work pretty much when it comes out

semi 2 points 2 months ago

In the GrapheneOS environment, people usually mention Curve for NFC payments. I haven't used it myself, but it looks a lot more mature than Walt is right now.

Also, how European is a solution that still is backed by Visa and Mastercard?

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goofsqueak 1 point 2 months ago

should i try curve? i don't really know if it will work in europe nor lineageOS

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thanksforallthefish 1 point 2 months ago

I tried curve on a lineage phone in UK and couldn't get it to work. That was about 18months ago, and I didn't put huge effort in so I wouldnt call that definitive, but keep your expectations low

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pr06lefs 1 point 2 months ago

got my eye on Taler

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trilobite 1 point 2 months ago

All very promising but then why is EU not getting banks to roll this out? Isn't this the solution to EU sovreign digitsl payments?

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pr06lefs 1 point 2 months ago

the most fair, open, and uncompromised systems don't always win. in fact the opposite is more often true.

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oscar 1 point 2 months ago

Not sure I like their unprofessional tone at the moment. It doesn't instil confidence. Once their audited and have a working product it would be less of an issue. Wil be keeping an eye on this one :)

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goofsqueak 1 point 2 months ago

what do you mean

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