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Small business QR codes explode among low-cost marketing strategies amid pandemic

John Montgallo
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Entrepreneurs are falling in love with barcodes and other tools appealing to COVID-aware consumers. Though small business QR codes have long enjoyed moderate popularity, the pandemic’s requirement for contactless strategies have thrown these humble barcodes into the spotlight. The pandemic crisis has given new life to the barcodes in the US due to their affordability and convenience. Small business QR codes are readily available, convenient, recognizable, contactless and provide low cost mobile marketing and other digital features for consumers. As brick and mortar shops and offices implement widespread safety strategies…

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PayPal POS QR codes move ahead on the heels of its “strongest” quarter

Jorge Gonzalez
PayPal POS QR Codes - QR Code on mobile phone

The company has been making substantial plays to take large steps into physical points of sale. A new PayPal POS QR codes strategy was unveiled last week to help bring the company into a broader in-person shopping experience. The digital and mobile payments company is seeking to capture a larger number of transactions. These new PayPal POS QR codes have been announced on the heels of the company’s best ever recorded quarter. Though it has previously made moves to enter into physical points of sale, the San Jose, California-based business…

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Indian Railways soon to use contactless QR code tickets

Stephanie Beck
Contactless QR code tickets - Train in India

Train passengers will also be experiencing check-ins more comparable to those at airports. Indian Railways has announced its plans to start a contactless QR code tickets system across all its stations. Officials have also stated that passengers will also start to see check-in counters more comparable to those at airports. Passengers will use an online ticketing system and will receive an SMS with a URL and quick response barcode. Travelers will make their bookings online. They will automatically receive a confirmation SMS with a URL and a barcode. Once they…

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Indonesian QR code tracking will help keep tabs on visitors to the country

Jesse Collins
QR code tracking - Tourists

The Immigration Directorate General required the nod from President Joko Widodo’s to proceed. The Immigration Directorate General of Indonesia has presented a QR code tracking system to the country’s president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to gain approval to proceed. The idea behind the quick response barcodes is to track foreigners to the country. The QR code tracking and surveillance system is meant only for visitors to the country and not for Indonesians. According to Immigration Director General Jhoni Ginting of the Law and Human Rights Ministry, when addressing a House of…

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1850 Coffee QR codes provide consumers with transparency and tracing

John Montgallo
1850 Coffee QR codes - coffee beans in sack

The quick response barcodes system uses IBM blockchain technology for Farmer Connect. Customers will soon be scanning 1850 Coffee QR codes to learn more about precisely where their beans came from. The brand is the first in its category in the US to offer complete traceability for this favorite morning beverage. The 1850 QR codes leverage blockchain tech from IBM. It allows consumers to scan the barcode through the use of the Thank My Farmer app. From there, they can find out just where their 100 percent Columbian Coffee came…

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