QR Code Press

Barclays launches new services for Pingit app that include QR codes

08/12/201308/10/2013 Jesse Collins

Pingit app updated with new service and support for QR codes and charities Barclays, one of the largest financial institutions in the United Kingdom, has announced that its mobile payments application, Pingit, can now be used to support charities. The application has been updated with a new “donate with Gift Aid” feature that will allow consumers to contribute money through Gift Aid in a convenient fashion. Gift Aid is a tax incentive from the United Kingdom government that allows charities to receive additional financial aid for every donation they receive…

QR codes help to add to the rich historical experience of Bute Park

06/06/201306/03/2013 L. Green

QR codes in bute park view of cardiff castle

This beautiful location in the capital of Wales is using smartphone technology to inform visitors. Visitors to Bute Park, a beautiful and historical location in Cardiff, Wales, will now be able to use QR codes to help to enhance their experience and to learn more about the history and significance of the park A considerable amount of information has been assembled, including old photographs of the area. Smartphones with any free reader for QR codes will be able to scan the barcodes in order to instantly gain access to the…

QR codes are now worked into DS Smith Packaging products

05/06/201305/06/2013 Jesse Collins

Customers of the company’s industrial division will be able to scan pallets using smartphones. DS Smith Packaging has just announced that its customers for the Industrial Division of the company will be able to replace heavy duty packaging repeat orders through simple QR code scans with the use of smartphones. The company is hoping that this will greatly simplify the reordering process for its customers. All a customer needs to do to be able to reorder heavy duty packaging is to scan the QR codes located on the box or…

QR codes in Gloucester used to report antisocial behaviors

05/02/201304/30/2013 L. Green

A council in the U.K has decided to use common modern technology to help correct local behavior problems. A new partnership has formed between Gloucester City Homes, the Community Safety Partnership at the Gloucester City Council, and the police, which has been called Project Solace, and which uses QR codes to help people to combat antisocial behaviors in their community. The technology is meant to help people to use their smartphones to report Gloucestershire behavior issues. The QR codes can be scanned by smartphone and tablet users who have a…

QR codes added to West Berkshire planning application notices

03/02/201302/28/2013 Stephanie Beck

The city council has chosen to use the barcodes to help people to find more information with their smartphones. The West Berkshire Council has just introduced a new use for QR codes within their city, which will allow people to look into planning applications for the streets by simply scanning the barcodes using their smartphones. These on street barcodes will be prominently displayed on the planning application notices. The city has already been posting the planning application notices that are bright orange in color, to help people to be able…