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Hello,

Is there any replacement for google Wallet?

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[โ€“] souldog666@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here in Portugal, we have MBWay, works with NFC or QR code, it's free, it also replaces PayPal as you can send money to people and companies with just a phone number. If it could be integrated into an EU system, that would be great.

[โ€“] blackbeard@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

This is fantastic, we do not have anything like that in the UK

[โ€“] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

PassAndroid, Samsung Wallet

[โ€“] Kualdir@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Any alternative I've found was either riddled with ads or paid (so I didn't try it, cause why would I pay if I don't even know it works)

Seems like its something we're still kinda stuck with. Try just paying with card or even better cash

[โ€“] gressen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Please remember that it is a free service and like with most free stuff you still pay, just not with money. What they earn is your financial information - every transaction you do is logged and used to better target actions toward you.

Ultimately you get convenience and they get an angle to better work you in the future. The stuff you buy, the causes you support, etc., all is recorded and analysed to better understand how to drive you to spend more on shit you don't want in the first place.

I think that moving away from Google wallet is a good decision but getting into the same abusive relationship with another company is not.