Sometimes on phone reviews I read that a certain model, often one released in a Western market, uses NFC for payment. In my country, mobile payments use QR codes so any phone with a camera can use them. Does NFC have any advantage over such a system?
In theory, yes.
In practice, most if not all banks in The Netherlands killed their NFC payment module and suggest the use of Apple/Google services instead. I assume this is the same for most smaller countries and banks.
But isnt the Apple/Google way still using NFC?