Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant

Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by DeathArrow on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @08:19AM (#43620840)

>Can you elaborate on the technicals? Is it a phone app?

Isn't paying with some phone apps the default in China? And I think transferring using phone apps has some success in Africa, too.

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Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by homebrewer on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @08:35AM (#43620986)

I used Alipay (which is an Android application where you add a debit or credit card) for absolutely everything when I was there in October of last year. Sure seemed like everyone else was using it too.

Except for Hong Kong, they have their own thing. I just used Google pay there.

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Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by pjc50 on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @08:37AM (#43621014)

Does HK still have Octopus? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card

I remember encountering that before London launched Oyster, probably inspired by it. Worked in station vending machines as well as for tickets.

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Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by dewey on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @09:06AM (#43621342)

Yep, Octopus is everywhere. Alipay HK is also almost everywhere. Different app than mainland China but basically the same.

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