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)
About four years ago I got a letter from my bank warning me the magnetic stripe on my card can only be used if I travel to certain countries (e.g. the USA). Any attempt to use it domestically will fail as they will assume the card has been cloned. We still have mag scanners at all the stores, for the Americans who visit.
Contactless payment is ubiquitous in most of the world, though often there are limits on the transaction size (those limits seem to be increasing lately).