Reply to post: Nice, if it wasn't run by the phone company!

EE rolls out London bus pay-by-bonk app – only fandoids need apply

Dave, Portsmouth

Nice, if it wasn't run by the phone company!

I like the idea of contactless payments. Better than faffing with cash and change, better than waiting for slow chip and pin machines, and much better than having to top up an Oyster card or similar.

But why on Earth would I want my phone company involved in payments? I have both credit and debit cards with contactless technology in them, which take money straight from my account. Why add the middle man of EE or anyone else wanting their slice of every payment? If the Barclays app or anyone else support NFC then great, I'll use it!

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