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Rémy Martin celebrates 50th anniversary of hip-hop with QR codes

03/20/202303/17/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

The barcodes direct scanners to features that place the spotlight on a broader showcase of Black culture. French company Rémy Martin, best known for its production and sale of cognac, has launched a new campaign celebrating the drink’s connection to Black culture and is using QR codes to help share information and features about hip-hop, which is generally believed to be turning 50 this year. The campaign includes a larger push than has previously been the case through VSOP Mixtape. The new campaign using QR codes is meant to highlight…

Florida commissioner thinks QR codes could replace paper restaurant menus

03/13/202303/14/2023 Jesse Collins

QR codes - Traditional restaurant paper menu

A Eileen Higgins (Miami-Dade) thinks there is no reason to require restaurants to have physical menus. A commissioner from Miami-Dade is currently seeking to change the Florida law that requires restaurants to have a physical menu, allowing them to use QR codes and other digital options instead. Florida restaurants must all provide a physical copy of their menu to patrons in all their locations. Commissioner Eileen Higgins is seeking to change that law. Throughout the pandemic, the use of QR codes skyrocketed. They became very popular in restaurants, which made…

Reltime revolutionizes e-commerce with its decentralized Web3 merchant payment solution

02/28/202302/27/2023 L. Green

The Norway-based payments company is leading the shift toward direct e-commerce. Reltime AS is using its revolutionary Web3 merchant payment solution to help lead the transition from traditional ecommerce, which is controlled by many intermediary organizations, to a direct e-commerce platform where values are instantly exchanged between customers and/or merchants/businesses worldwide. Reltime’s platform will support direct e-commerce across 170 countries. Currently, the payments company, which is a global leader in Web3, Layer 1 Proof of Authority and Metaverse financial services platform, is supporting the direct e-commerce solution in 170 countries…

NY Governor launches QR code verification tool for pot products

12/21/202212/20/2022 Sam Lambert

QR code verification for cannabis businesses

Licensed retailers of cannabis products in New York will have a way to prove their offerings are legit. New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has unveiled a new business and product QR code verification tool for cannabis businesses, with plans for quick response barcodes to be posted on licensed retailers. The new tool was launched last week along with a promise for an upcoming authorized product symbol. The QR code verification tool was announced just as New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) held his own press conference to share…

Indian Paytm QR code scans make scooter rentals fast and easy

12/09/202212/08/2022 John Montgallo

The leading payments and financial services company in India is helping build a cashless economy. India has been pushing hard to become a cashless economy, and services such as using a Paytm QR code to rent a scooter helps to provide an image of the direction the country is taking through the use of mobile phones. Paytm has played a substantial role along the country’s road to eliminating the use of cash. The mobile payments company has seen a substantial rise in India and has become the leading financial services…