Yes, this works. Payconiq, Itsme, banking apps etc.all work fine.
But you need to install them from the Google Play Store, not Aurora. It looks like some of these apps are able to detect they were not installed through Google Play Store.
First activate Sandboxed Google Play: Settings->Apps->Sandboxed Google Play.
You don’t need to activate Google Location Accuracy in the Sandboxed Google Play setting.
Then open the Play Store app and install what you need.
There is one banking app I can’t get to work: the Argenta Banking app. You need to add your account and then it switches to Itsme on a standard Android phone. This does not seem to work on Graphene OS.
Fortis, KBC, Deutsche Bank, Bank van Breda, ING work fine.
Don’t know if you already have a Pixel phone. But if you want face unlock, the Pixel 4 or 4XL is the only option.
I returned a PIxel 7XL just because it does not support face unlock.
It’s such a convenient feature, and unfortunately no other Pixel phone exept the 4 or 4XL have a secure face unlock system.
It’s not the fastest phone, but it’s not really a problem in daily usage either.
And you can find them pretty cheap used. Only 128 GB versions are harder to find.
I hope Graphene OS keeps this phone in extended support for a long time…