• @ulterno@programming.dev
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        4 months ago

        If you have a smartphone, you get to use UPI (United Payments Interface).
        If you don’t, you are basically limited to a certain amount of free withdrawal per month, which is set to prevent getting an outcry from BPL (below poverty line) people, which would otherwise be bad for elections.

        I was considering pushing for open source UPI apps for Linux devices (and providing my services for development), to reduce India’s reliance on Google and Android but considering recent events, I believe that is not really going to align with the Government’s plans.

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            04 months ago

            Don’t they also have some NFC payment stuff there too?
            Though that’s probably connected to the debit/credit card and not really a separate interface.