TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

Overkill HN: Paying in the Age of the Smartphone

1 pointsby itryover 10 years ago
So to pay a coffee via Apple Pay you need...<p>- A bank account<p>- A credit card linked to the bank account<p>- An iPhone<p>- An Apple account linked to the credit card<p>All this complexity. Why isn&#x27;t the bank account enough? Starbucks could simply send &quot;Please pay $3 to ....&quot; via NFC, you tap &quot;OK&quot; on your banking app and you are done.

1 comment

jacquesmover 10 years ago
How is the middle man going to get his cut?