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Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms • The Register (www.theregister.com)
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[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
  1. I can usually pull out my phone faster than taking a card out of my wallet.
  2. Phone-based cards typically have significantly higher limits than physical cards. (I can tap hundreds of dollars with my phone, only about $100 on my card.)
  3. The phone needs to be unlocked which is safer than the card which just needs to be tapped with no other authentication.
  4. One less thing to carry around.
[–] BehindTheBarrier@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

I use phone every day at office so I don't need to get the wallet out of my jacket when going to the canteen to buy lunch. It's literally the reason I started using my phone to pay. Too many times I forgot my card...