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submitted 2 weeks ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I gotta wonder why QR payment has gotten so popular in East Asia and basically nowhere else

What's the difference driving this

[–] Gumus@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

They basically skipped cards and moved from cash to app transfers. QR code is a natural extension of the app to make contactless payments accessible.

[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Very similar to how no one in India and perhaps most of Asia uses voicemail.

[–] realharo@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Or how noone uses the default phone messaging app outside of the US.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Does anyone actually use voicemail anymore

[–] schizoidman@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I believe QR payments are popular in India as well.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

My guess is the greater capacity allowing for the encoding of Chinese and other non-ASCII characters