Masahiro Hara of Denso Wave Inc. came up with the QR code payment technology in 1994. A QR code is a two-dimensional matrix that contains data encoded within. They were developed to replace barcodes ...

More and more retailers are considering the QR code for a variety of use cases. After all, others—including restaurants, coffee shops, and department stores—are using these codes to enhance the ...

RHB Banking Group (RHB), in collaboration with Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), launched the DuitNow QR (DNQR) Sound Box with Keypad, which features Dynamic QR, which marked a significant ...

As the pioneers of QR and mobile payments in India, Paytm has built a strong digital ecosystem for merchants – from the smaller shopkeepers to the biggest enterprises – and enabled them to achieve ...

QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account information, phone numbers, or even coupons. QR codes are found everywhere from ...

Seeing an opportunity in the pickle Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) finds itself in following action by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), some banks are moving in to corner a larger share of the QR code and ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

As smartphones have become more and more ubiquitous, so have QR codes. These maze-looking squares are a type of matrix bar code that contains data — usually, QR codes point to a website or open a ...

While they may not be the all-in-one solution some had envisioned, QR codes are still very popular. It’s easy to understand why, too — just point your camera or scanner at a QR code, and you’re ...

The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...