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NFC might soon take the ‘tap’ out of tap-to-pay.

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[–] Heisl@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That defeats the whole purpose. We have Bluetooth for that.

[–] semibreve42@lemmy.dupper.net 10 points 2 years ago

Respectfully, did you read the article? They’re talking about NFC increasing the range from ~5mm to 30mm. It’s not about competing with Bluetooth use cases, it’s about an improvement in the user experience with contactless payments and door access, etc.

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

Wouldn’t you have to pair Bluetooth first for it to work?

[–] Voyajer@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

It's an increase to 30mm...