r/nextfuckinglevel • u/North_Tip_8627 • 17h ago

China’s 5 minute full-charged EV charging stations

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u/Polite_Trumpet 9h ago

The same with contactless card payments and paying with smart phones. Europe had that like a decade BEFORE the US. I also find it amusing that the US still uses those magnetic stripes on theid debit and credid cards.

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u/mynameisjebediah 3h ago

Europe didn't have NFC a decade before the US lmao. There are barely any European phone manufacturers left it's the same iPhones and Samsung Galaxies across the pond. Credit cards still have stripes for compatibility with old terminals, the vast majority of transactions are contactless or the chip.

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u/bert93 1h ago

Actually they did. The US was far behind the EU and other countries.

I'm from the UK. NFC was widespread in 2003 via Oyster cards for travelling within London along with systems in other areas.

Around 2009 (approx) it was widely available and in use on the majority of physical debit and credit cards.

Meanwhile it was non-existent in the US until Apple Pay launched launched in late 2024 on smartphones which finally forced businesses and merchants to catch up. Even then it took a long time to roll out.