For all you non Aussies, EFTPOS is absolutely massive. EFTPOS basically runs the entire debit payment system in Australia for the majority of transactions including debit tap and go.
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By going direct to QR codes they can bypass the gateway provider, save $$, collect more marketing data and sell it. Although the article doesn't mention using Hedera, one can only assume it absolutely is as they've been trialing it with their in house app beam. If Aussies start moving to this the transaction volume will blow through the roof.
Article may be paywalled so here's the text:
Check in, check out: Payment via QR code to roll out by Christmas:
Consumers will soon be able to pay for their groceries and other retail purchases by scanning a QR code, with payments provider Eftpos set to roll out the new checkout option by Christmas.
Major banks CBA and NAB, alongside supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, have partnered with Eftpos to launch its new eQR payment platform which it expects will significantly transform Australia’s payments landscape, similar to the introduction of ‘tap and go’ payments in 2007.
Eftpos chief executive Stephen Benton said he expected uptake of the new payment option to be swift given how familiar shoppers are with QR codes due to the pandemic.
“We expect eQR will quickly become the QR equivalent of Eftpos tap and pay on debit cards,” he said. “COVID has changed customer behaviour and Australians are now ready for the enhanced payment experience offered by eQR.”
Several Australian merchants have already been trialling the payment option since it was completed in July. The system will allow shoppers to pay, scan loyalty cards and receive digital receipts all in one, and comes with greater levels of security compared to other payment methods.
Chief product officer Matt Barr told The Ageand The Sydney Morning Herald QR payments would also end the “one-way handshake” of historical payment systems, with retailers and other merchants set to glean more data from customers who pay through the new option.
“It gives merchants the
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Say there is a store that created their own token. They want customers to scan a qr code to make payment. Is there a payment app on Harmony that can do this? Ty
Oddly, I'm having a hard time finding this, but I know it exists...
Can anyone recommend an ordering platform that guests can use to order and pay at their table by scanning a QR code (that's associated with the specific table)? Ideally something a guest doesn't have to download an app for --and even more ideally, works with BreadCrumb/Upserve/LightSpeed api (whatever they're calling themselves now...).
Trying to move into a more casual seating/ordering system and hopefully reduce some of our FOH staff, in hopes of directing more of our labor budget to the BOH.
Any suggestions/questions really appreciated!
