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QR codes offer Tencent a fresh opportunity in Southeast Asia

05/17/202405/16/2024 Stephanie Beck

QR Codes - Payments - Southeast Asia Map

The quick response barcodes offer a new way for the Chinese company to expand in mobile payments. Tencent is looking to QR codes as a strong opportunity to expand its mobile payments system throughout more of Southeast Asia, using its WeChat Pay. The Chinese giant’s digital wallet is already ubiquitous domestically Tencent spoke at the edge of the Money 20/20 conference this year on the subject of technology in Asia. There, a company exec said that by linking QR code mobile payment systems cross-border, WeChat Pay – called Weixin Pay…

FCC reminds consumers to keep ahead of the latest quishing strategies

02/26/202402/23/2024 Jesse Collins

Scammers are increasingly using QR codes as consumers become comfortable with scanning QR codes can be found virtually everywhere, but while they boost convenience in an affordable way, quishing scams are becoming a growing problem. As is the case with virtually everything digital, scammers are abusing QR codes Scanning QR codes is a practice used for everything from reading a menu at a restaurant to paying a utility bill. That said, as they are also a simple way to share personal information, they have also been worked into scams –…

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…

QR code art project by Etstru and Kroppa bring unique design to barcodes

06/28/202307/03/2023 Jennifer Goula

QR Code - Kroppa Etstur QR Project Outdoor

Kroppa used generative AI tech and the stable diffusion model to appeal to potential tourists. Kroppa and Etstur have teamed up to create a collaborative QR code art project to be used for tourism marketing. The barcode art was designed by artificial intelligence and is used on billboards and screens in Istanbul. Kroppa used generative AI technology in combination with the stable diffusion model to create the QR code art. Etstur is a tourism agency that added the barcode to its spots throughout Istanbul, which included billboards, screens, magazines, as…

Massachusetts town of Orange launches festive QR code tour

11/30/202011/26/2020 John Montgallo

The town’s merchants group organized the experience in lieu of its traditional “Santa Comes to Town”. Orange Merchants Group members in the town of Orange, Massachusetts are using a holiday QR code tour to keep residents safe but festive at the same time. The goal was to keep up the Yuletide cheer while keeping up COVID-19 spread-prevention safety protocols by altering the traditional annual “Santa Comes to Orange” event. Residents are invited to wear their masks and drive a 12-stop barcoded route throughout the town. Along the QR code tour,…