See latest posts on how QR Codes are used in the public sector by Government-run organizations and city administrations
You know about QR Codes. Ever since the pandemic, contactless experience via QR Codes has become paramount for all. After all, their contribution towards curbing the spread of COVID-19 is tremendous! But they can do much more than that. In fact, for the local government, they can help take care of citizens’ needs too! But […]
You know that employees often work overtime to meet their official targets. This keeps them from spending quality time with family and disturbs their work-life balance. This will not be the case with the employees of State Bank of India (the largest lender of India). To ensure good work life balance, State Bank of India […]
You have visited an Indian Regional Transport Office (RTO). It might be to get your learner’s licence or your vehicle’s fitness certificate. And you’ve also seen people standing in long queues waiting to get their certificates. This is tiresome for both RTO officers as well as visitors. However, citizens of Bhubaneswar (India) might not need […]
You’ve probably used a QR Code to make payment. QR Codes are used for a wide range of use cases in industries such as marketing and retail across countries like China, India, and Africa. A lot of businesses are now using QR Codes to accept payments. One of the main reasons is—they have negligible set-up […]
You know what QR Code payments are. Due to easy transactions and negligible set-up cost, this mode of transaction is being adopted widely across the globe. Just like China, Thailand, and Singapore, Indonesia also uses QR Code payments massively. QR Code payments were introduced in Indonesia by Ipaymu wallet. Merchants could use QR code on […]
Collection, segregation, and treatment of waste is a challenge for every city in the world. There are two main challenges that occur here: 1. Tracking city-appointed sanitation workers: The sanitation workers are inconsistent in their job. They even skip collecting waste from some households in the locality. There’s no way for authorities to track their […]
Earlier in 2018, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) updated QR Codes on Aadhaar to limit data sharing. And now UIDAI has launched ‘Aadhaar Paperless Local e-KYC’ for offline identity verification of Indian citizens. Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number. It is obtained by the citizens of India based on their biometric and […]
In Sept 2018, NETSPay rolled out a new upgrade to allow the citizens of Singapore make e-payments when they travel overseas. Thanks to UnionPay-NETS partnership. For the first time, NETS services will be available outside Singapore. NETS is Singapore’s leading payments solution provider. And UnionPay is the Global network for payments. Under this partnership, NETS […]
In Jul 2018, Softbank and Yahoo Japan jointly announced the Paypay Corporation to be launched in autumn 2018. Paypay is a Barcode (QR Code) based smartphone payment service. Cash dominates the payment practice in Japan with a cashless payment ratio of 20%. To increase this ratio to 40% by 2025, Japanese Government is taking various […]
You usually ride with Uber. Say your phone’s battery is low and you have forgotten the charger. Or you want to have some snacks but have nothing to munch on. Or you need some small electronic accessories. Your Uber driver might just help you with such needs. In July 2018, Uber-Cargo Partnership was announced in […]