Whether NFC payments work seems very much dependent on what your bank app is allowing. Some banks in the EU have no issues, so you should check what particular payment system you want to use.
In general, chances are low. Some people use smartwatches as a workaround.
I don’t use smartwatches nor NFC payments with smartdevices. My bank card allows NFC payments directly.
I’m downstream of that (LineageOS, GrapheneOS) so that absolutely affects me. Worse, I expect this is the first step towards making Android entirely closed source.
Just ordered a new 7 a so it fits the expected hardware lifetime. 335 EUR is somewhat above my phone hardware price limit but moving from LineageOS to GrapheneOS is worth it.
Luckily there’s GrapheneOS for the Pixels. I’m thinking about buying a refurbished Pixel since my Poco X3 Pro with Lineage OS is having ghost touch issues. The only thing holding me back is less screen real estate.
Whether NFC payments work seems very much dependent on what your bank app is allowing. Some banks in the EU have no issues, so you should check what particular payment system you want to use.
In general, chances are low. Some people use smartwatches as a workaround.
I don’t use smartwatches nor NFC payments with smartdevices. My bank card allows NFC payments directly.