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QR code menus are extremely popular in countries that have wide digital payment adoptions, such as China. Each QR code is linked to a table number. You take out your phone, turn on the camera with one click, scan the code, select the items you want to order, then click “pay”. It will take you to your digital payment provider (in China it’s often WeChat), which already has your payment info. Enter your PIN, and you’re done.

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China has lacked affordable NFC payment terminals, so they went with QR codes instead (no special hardware needed, just mobile phones with cameras). They are increasingly moving to NFC, so it will mostly be like how digital payments work in the west eventually.

I really hate QR coupons at the grocery store. They are pretty easy when they scan, but grocery store glossy curved labeling makes that as hard as possible.

Apple pay is excellent when accepted. Similar experience.

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