Zapper is quietly taking a lead over Apple Pay in the UK

From Recombu

“Zapper may at first bill itself as a humble QR code-reader, but it has the potential to rival the likes of Apple Pay in the future of mobile payment.

Apple’s mobile payment system, which is currently only available to try out Stateside, relies on compatible NFC payment terminals within any of the service’s retailer partners, Zapper relies on the humble QR code instead.

The service itself actually lets you pay for everything from taxis, bills and online services as well as allowing you to make a charity donation, but the focus right now is on eating out.

We tripped it along to Spanish restaurant Ibérica in Marylebone: one of the participating eateries in Zapper’s UK rollout (Zapper’s already up and running in Australia, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa and Sweden) to meet with the company’s European MD, Bradley Duke.”

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ATM innovation – Using QR codes – Bank volunteers wanted

NCR is looking for banks to help pilot their new Mobile Cash Withdrawal software using QR Codes. The software will be available later this year for initial integrations into NCR APTRA ATM software platforms. The bank’s customers can utilize a standalone mobile app for cash withdrawals or NCR will integrate the solution into the bank’s mobile banking system so that consumers can use the bank’s mobile banking app as an ATM interface. NCR claim that with this system the entire ATM transaction can take less than 10 seconds. Watch the concept in the following video.

If you are a bank and are interested in this pilot, contact details are provided at the end of the video.