QR code stories
Travellers using 15 African wallets will soon be able to scan and pay at more than 150 million overseas merchants via Alipay+.
The handset enters a crowded premium market in Australia with seven years of updates, a new AI suite and a better camera system.
Shoppers at more than 300 GARAGE and DYNAMITE stores in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom can now split payments in the Klarna app.
Din ers in Azerbaijan will soon be able to scan, order, pay and tip in one go as hospitality firms adopt a shared QR system.
The new link gives US travellers a simpler way to pay in mainland China, where QR code wallets dominate everyday shopping and dining.
Visitors at large sites may face tighter identity checks as the new kiosk links document scanning, face matching and badge issuance in one step.
Shoppers in Hong Kong are using digital wallets more than cards, as account-to-account payments gain ground and cashless habits spread across Asia.
Stricter identity checks and behavioural risk scores aim to cut scams, bots and harassment as the Palmerston North app takes on bigger rivals.
Small merchants can now take tips, donations and ad hoc sales digitally without card machines or coding, as cash use continues to decline.
A static QR code lets merchants and charities take cashless tips, donations and other variable payments without card hardware or coding.
Foreign wallet users can now pay Philippine merchants through existing QR Ph codes, widening access for SMEs and boosting cashless trade.
Aiming to lure overseas capital, the country's six-year plan also targets 5,000 trained specialists and fresh cross-border payment links.
It could reduce friction for bill payments and refunds by letting consumers act from the same message instead of logging into a portal.
Companies handling personal data face stricter deadlines and fines of up to INR ₹250 crore as India phases in its privacy law.
More than 5,500 attendees at ASAE's Indianapolis meeting could follow sessions in their own language or via captions without extra kit.
The appointment comes as iGoDirect targets faster growth in New Zealand's expanding corporate gift card market, forecast at NZD $2.25 billion by 2028.
More New Zealand cyber incidents are now being escalated for specialist help, even as total reports stayed broadly steady in the June quarter.
A schoolboy has helped build a secure QR code device for a car park operator, after a Leeds consultancy gave him paid client work.
The trial points to a way foreign visitors could pay Korean merchants with USDC while shops still settle in won, easing cross-border spending.
Merchants can now take automated purchases and USDT, as Coinbase widens its business payments tools to more than 5,000 companies.
