Airport retailers have little time to serve travelers running to their gates, so payments and checkout must be fast and efficient. In this month’s QR Code Payments Tracker, Matthew Greenbaum, vice president at duty-free retailer International Shoppes, discusses how QR codes have become a key...
QR code-based payments have experienced something of a renaissance during the pandemic, as they allow customers and employees to better keep their distance and avoid handling potentially contaminated bills or cards. A recent study found that about two-thirds of consumers said QR codes were their...
They were futuristic at first, then faded into obscurity for years. Suddenly, they’re everywhere. In what is surely one of the greatest COVID-19 underdog success stories, humble QR codes are the touchless payment “innovation” that’s going wide and keeping business moving, sans hands. PYMNTS’ February...
The restaurant industry is one of many spaces greatly impacted by the ongoing pandemic, with stay-at-home mandates and dining area bans forcing many eateries to either shut their doors permanently or temporarily. Restaurant profits declined by double-digit percentages between April and August in light of...
March 09, 2021
QR code-based payments have experienced something of a renaissance during the pandemic, as they allow customers and employees to better keep their distance and avoid handling potentially contaminated bills or cards. A recent study found that about two-thirds of consumers said QR codes were their preferred contactless payment method, in fact. This adoption is not […]
