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A QR code payment is a mobile payment method where payment is performed by scanning a QR code from a mobile app. [1] This is an alternative to doing electronic funds transfer at point of sale using a payment terminal. [2] This avoids a lot of the infrastructure traditionally associated with electronic payments such as payment cards, payment ...
The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3:1:1) in black ...
Gojek motorcycle riders in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. The name Gojek comes from the term “Ojek” or motorbike taxis [16] commonly found throughout Indonesia. It was founded in 2010 with 20 motorbike drivers. [17] Gojek app was launched in January 2015, [18] and in less than two years, the app racked up nearly 30 million downloads. [19]
Vietnam competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics as a reunified republic, although the Vietnamese athletes previously attended six other editions under the banner of the State of Vietnam or South Vietnam, except for two occasions 1976, as the result of an impact areas in the nation's warzones, and 1984 ...
Vietnam won its first gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, when shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh was victorious in the Men's 10m air pistol event. With a lack of investment in competing in the Olympics, [ 1 ] Vietnam has sent an average of only around 12 athletes per game until Tokyo 2020. [ 2 ]
In 2020, Alipay used a QR code system to help in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. The health code system tags users one of three colors according to their location, basic health information and travel history. "Beauty filters" were included to Alipay's face-scan payment system in a new upgrade that was released in July 2019.
Google Pay. Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a mobile payment service developed by Google to power in-app, online, and in-person contactless purchases on mobile devices, enabling users to make payments with Android phones, tablets, or watches. Users can authenticate via a PIN, passcode, or biometrics such as 3D face scanning or fingerprint ...
Nepal Rastra Bank began allowing Nepali citizens to pay merchants in India by scanning UPI QR codes from 27 June 2024. For commercial payments, there is a daily limit of ₹15,000 and a monthly limit of ₹100,000. [184] Fonepay handled over 100,000 UPI transactions in Nepal since February 2024, with a volume of over ₹250 million. [185]