• ᓰᕵᕵᓍ@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Icard is actuality the only alternative that can register as a contactless nfc payment that not relying on google/Apple wallet and its perfectly safe. It’s an actual bank in Bulgaria and is eu regulated and PCI certified

    https://icard.com/en/security

    Not Foss. Kinda of a privacy nightmare as you need to verify your identity and location with actual documents but as already said its not google and is a solid option if you are degoogled.

    • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      You can’t do any kind of banking without extensive privacy invasion these days. It’s called KYC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer

      Even if you found a bank with an open-source wallet application (you won’t), they would still ask you your ID, your income, what you spend on, your mortgage, the list of countries you have accounts in, how much on each account, the size and color of your underwear, you’re wife’s shoe size etc etc.

      Unless you find an employer that pays you in cash (you won’t), you can’t do anything private with your money anymore. Welcome to the 21st century dystopia.