Square Inc.’s announcement Tuesday of its new QR code service for restaurants helps bring the contactless technology into the limelight, but it’s only the latest in a string of moves payments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Harkey is a technology executive covering banking and payments. My journey with QR codes in payments began in 2012 when I ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and social distancing became a common practice, contactless forms of payments have taken off in popularity. Some contactless payments use QR codes that ...