scan to pay

QR code transaction

Scan to pay is a payment method where you use your phone's camera to scan a QR code or barcode displayed by a merchant, then complete the transaction through a mobile app: Just scan to pay at the register.

The phrase also describes the reverse—having a cashier scan a code on your phone's screen.

Common in mobile wallets and apps like Venmo or WeChat Pay.

Related

self checkout · tap · tap and go · NFC · barcode · terminal · smartphone · cashless · receipt · beep · quick · convenient · touchless · merchant · POS · camera · app · transaction

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Opposites
payment method technology

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Ready spending funds

card swipe · check · coins · paper money · magnetic stripe

transaction immediacy/directness

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Direct goods-for-goods exchange

direct exchange · trade goods · cash in hand · credit terms · tab

payment method

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Ready spending funds

cash payment · card swipe · insert card · money order · wire transfer

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G