Talk of the Town: Trusting the QR code
October 8, 2026
Comments on “Trusting the QR code,” Public Lives by Randy David, 10/4/26) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:
QR code payments rely on a functioning smartphone, an active internet connection and an operational bank/fintech cloud servers, any event (natural or by terrorism) that simultaneously eliminates these three pillars would cause immediate paralysis of commerce
BeenThere
For about a decade, I have advocated digital payments on public transport, such as buses and jeepneys. May take another decade for the “dino-crats” to wake up.
Rene Santiago
I still prefer to draw my wallet rather than my cellphone. The biggest obstacle to transitioning digitally is the service providers themselves for their bad service.
FRS
