QR Codes brought about a cashless payment revolution in countries such as China and India. But this isn’t where the buck stops for this technology.
Russia has a huge internet-connected tech-savvy population that is using QR Codes for many use cases. And QR Codes have made way onto Rubel currency notes too.
Russian QR Code Currency
Russia has added QR Codes to their latest currency notes. 200 and 2000 Rubil notes will now bear a QR Code. The National Mint Goznak and The Central Bank of Russia launched these notes earlier in October 2017.
These QR Codes can be scanned using a smartphone equipped with a QR Code scanning app. The QR Code leads scanners to Central Bank’s official website.
Also read: Top 7 Free QR Code Scanners for iPhone and Android
Here, people can read more about the QR Code feature and other changes in the new currency.
The new QR Code currency will become part of general bill circulation by December 2017. This QR Code is expected to help people differ between original and fake currency and fight counterfeiting.
Though already launched, the banks are giving businesses time to upgrade to accommodate this new technology. With time, it is expected that the new currency will replace the older 200 and 2,00 Rubil currency.
Besides the addition of QR Codes, the new notes have changes in the color and layout. These changes, besides the QR Code, were selected through a public vote.
On where the new currency will launch first, Elvira Nabiullina, Chairperson of the Central Bank said,
“First in October, the new banknotes will be received in the regions that are depicted on them: the Far East, Crimea, as well as Moscow.”
Also see how QR Codes are now being used in anti-counterfeiting.
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