China's Big Tech companies taught Asia to pay by scanning QR codes, but made a mess along the way

The Register
Jun 17, 2024, 1:31 am356 ptsTop
A push for interoperability is accelerating, but maybe not fast enough to stop biometrics taking over Feature From Bangalore to Beijing, when Asians go out to shop, they seldom use a credit or debit card and instead pay using their smartphone to scan a QR code.…

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