PayPal added QR code payment capabilities to its app just as the pandemic is encouraging consumers to avoid unnecessary contact when making payments.

Online payments company PayPal announced Tuesday that its app will produce a QR code that any merchant with a scanner or PIN code device can accept.

In its latest bid to conquer the high street, PayPal has unveiled a feature that lets customers make in-store payments using a QR code or passcode generated by an app on their phones.

Three Major Developments Accelerating The Use Of QR Code Payment Here are insights into three developments that have influenced the surge in QR code payment among customers and businesses.

The debate over whether NFC or QR codes is the best technology to adopt still persists today. So far, there has been plenty of room for both.

A new surge in QR code use on restaurant menus is PayPal's big opportunity to take on Square and other rivals in a key retail payments battleground.

PayPal is rolling out a number of payments pilots this week in international markets, showcasing the company's mobile payments technologies. We've seen PayPal test out payments technologies before ...