https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI?si=BaLe05ZiIdVmnQ1c

There’s a Kurzgezagt animated version of it as well

Skimmed through the article quickly and yeah that’s what I interpret as well, this is just NFC Payment, and has been a thing on Android devices for years already.

On a similar note, robot vacuum. It cleans quite nicely, is surprisingly reliable, and as a bonus you keep the floor less cluttered to make sure it doesn’t run into stuff it shouldn’t.