I’m trying to move away from Google and other big tech corporations as much as I can without sacrificing practicality but it seems like the only way to make contactless payments is with stock android on a Google approved device.

Is there any alternative out there that would allow me to make contactless payments without these conditions met? (For example, if I put grapheneos on my phone)

  • Exactly, payments processing requires a Chain of Trust where each step can be verified as a known, trusted, actor.

    The government could reasonably enact a more open standard using digital currency, but you would still depend on your device being trusted to handle payments.