Device and method for controlling transaction between short-range wireless communication reader and external electronic device

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an electronic device, comprises a first communication circuit configured to support near-field communication (NFC); a second communication circuit configured to support wireless communication; at least one memory device; and at least one processor operationally connected with the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the at least one memory device, wherein the at least one memory device stores instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: receive, from a first external electronic device via the first communication circuit, a first request for the first external electronic device to perform a transaction with a second external electronic device, in response to the first request: transmit the first request via the second communication circuit to the second external electronic device; and transmit a first response, corresponding to the first request, the first response including data stored in the at least one memory device, to the first external electronic device via the first communication circuit, and receive a second response corresponding to the first request from the second external electronic device via the second communication circuit, the second response containing at least part of the first response.