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QR code payment tests in Singapore make transactions easier for merchants

11/08/202311/07/2023 John Montgallo

QR code - Merchant mobile payments - Singapore Flag

A new system in the country uses one operator to accept 23 different payment methods. Merchants in Singapore will soon be able to use a single QR code to be able to accept nearly two dozen different digital payment methods in a trial starting this week through the central bank. Stores have been promised that the new system will reduce hassle for them and for their customers. With a rapidly growing number of apps and mobile wallets, merchants are finding it difficult – or even impossible – to accept them…

QR code on Bayer OTC packaging to add accessibility for patients with blindness

10/18/202310/17/2023 John Montgallo

The pharmaceutical company has updated its over-the-counter product packaging in the United Kingdom. German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer has announced that it is adding a QR code to the packaging of its over-the-counter (OTC) products in the United Kingdom to improve accessibility for patients who are blind or partially sighted. The barcodes have already been added to Canescool Soothing Gel Cream brand packaging. According to Bayer Consumer Health UK, that women’s health product is used for calming intimate area irritation and is the first product that will have the…

QR codes at Drake concerts provide guests access to branded merchandise

10/16/202310/13/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

The massive quick response barcodes are being projected at the events for promotional marketing. Drake has turned to humble QR codes projected at his concerts to help provide event attendees with access to branded merchandise drops. The projections are also being used to offer access to people who aren’t in attendance at the concerts. During some of Drake’s concerts, QR codes – called a “bat signal” by Narcity – are projected for guests to scan to try to get their hands on items such as branded T-shirts, Nike shoes, and…

Your iPhone screen contains a hidden QR code

10/04/202310/03/2023 Julie Campbell

Apple has added the barcode to the smartphone screens for a practical and very simple reason. Apple adds a hidden QR code to all iPhone screens for a reason that many consumers are finding to be curious and quite logical at the same time. The quick response barcodes are being added to the glass itself and nearly hidden to the naked eye. The reason Apple has been adding a hidden QR code to its iPhone screens is simply to help track how many glass cover units are produced and how…

Amazon’s Ring unveils new QR code pet tracker

09/20/202309/19/2023 John Montgallo

The doorbell camera brand has expanded its surveillance tech into furry family members. Amazon’s Ring might be best known for providing consumer-grade surveillance technology and doorbell cameras, but it has recently announced that it is expanding into QR code tags that will help lost pets to find their way home again. The Ring Pet Tag is meant to make it easy for people to identify a found animal that has wandered off. The technology isn’t all that revolutionary, as it consists of a QR code on a tag that allows…