Sep
27
Money & Banking
Banks directed to adopt standard QR codes for payments in Pakistan
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed all commercial banks and other financial institutions to adopt EMVCo’s EMV QR Code Specifications for Payment Systems (QRCPS). The SBP said that Quick Response (QR) Codes have been emerging as low cost payment acceptance alternative to Point of Sale (POS) terminals in Pakistan, especially for small merchants. […]