A mobile application being pilot tested by Bank of America lets consumers use their smartphones as payments devices without requiring retailers to install new ...

Apple Inc., whose Apple Pay is the leading mobile-payment service based on near field communication technology, reportedly is testing Quick Response codes as an alternative technology with Apple Pay.

Facebook confirms it’s testing a new QR code feature and payment links for use with Facebook Pay to make it easier for people in the U.S. to send or request money from one another. The QR code feature ...

WhatsApp is testing a new feature that should make it easier to add people to your contact list using QR codes, reports WABetaInfo. The report notes that the feature was spotted in a test version of ...

The QR code feature, similar to Venmo's QR codes and others, will allow a user to scan a code with the camera of their smartphone so they can send or request money, while the sharable payment links ...

WhatsApp is testing the use of QR codes to let users add contacts to the messaging platform, reports WABetaInfo. The feature appears in beta versions for both iOS and Android, and can be found in the ...

Retailer Brookstone has rolled out a QR code test campaign in 30 stores, as well as in its catalogs to provide consumers with product information and increase sales. The multichannel gadgets and gifts ...

WhatsApp is testing an easier way to add a contact, or share your own contact details with someone else: using a personal QR code … Adding a new WhatsApp contact is both awkward and counterintuitive ...

Android’s share menu has gathered mixed reactions for a long time. With Android 10, Google improved the share sheet by organizing it and improving share suggestions. However, the firm’s own apps such ...

Gizmos and gadgets merchant Brookstone always tries to be on the hip side of technology. Now they are showing it’s tech-savvy in a two-dimensional way. Brookstone is trying out QR codes on select ...