Carry your debit or credit card on your mobile And having it without having to carry your wallet is really comfortable.
However, not all Xiaomi mobiles have the ability to make payments in physical establishments. Below you will discover what your mobile must have to be able to pay in establishments and how to make payments.
Not all Xiaomi phones have NFC
NFC is a connectivity that does not need to be powered by any type of power source and that can be read without the need for contact. This connectivity is integrated by credit cards, but also by the transport pass and other cards that we use on a day-to-day basis.
Most mobiles also integrate this connectivity, but the advantage that the smartphone has over physical cards is that the chip it integrates is not fixed, but can be converted into different cards using just an NFC sticker.
How to know if my mobile has NFC
As you can imagine, to be able to make mobile payments through POS it is essential to have this connectivity, although unfortunately not all mobiles integrate it.
To find out if your mobile has NFC, you must follow the following steps:
- To open “Settings“.
- Choose option “Connect and share“.
- In this section you should check if the NFC option is available.
- If the option is found, your device is suitable for making payments through NFC. In the option “Mobile payments“You can choose the one you like the most.
In the event that it does not have NFCYou can only make payments through methods such as Bizum, but not by using the POS.
Applications to pay with your mobile
Once we know that our mobile has NFC, we must know the different services compatible with our cards. Most banks offer their own service to make contactless payments.
The most popular mobile payment service is Google Pay. Add many different types of cards and banks.
Adding the card is very easy and safe. What’s more, it will be added to your Google account and provided to you when you make online payments.
If by any chance your card is not compatible with Google Pay, the most advisable thing is that you contact your bank to be able to know the application with which it is possible to carry out the transactions.