A shopper pays using a QR code at a vegetable market in Beijing. Photo: AFP
A shopper pays using a QR code at a vegetable market in Beijing. Photo: AFP

China back-pedals on plan to ban personal QR codes for business payment receipts after backlash

  • On Tuesday, the Payment and Clearing Association said merchants can continue to use personal QR codes for business transactions after the March 1 deadline
  • Alipay and WeChat Pay confirmed individuals can continue to use personal QR codes to receive payments, but both offered the option of upgrading to a business one

A shopper pays using a QR code at a vegetable market in Beijing. Photo: AFP
A shopper pays using a QR code at a vegetable market in Beijing. Photo: AFP
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