As a consumer, I scan QR codes frequently in Asia. I don't see them used in the US as much. Is there a reason why so many companies haven't adopted the codes?
Something I can think of: 1. Security 2. NFC such as Apple Pay works without internet access (QR really just a link).
QR codes have not been widely adopted because of all of the related legacy technology that would need to be updated.... Merchandise Management Systems, Point of Sale Systems, Inventory Management Systems, Assortment Planning, different EDI standards would need to be adopted, not to mention all of the re-packaging and re-ticketing of existing products. Plus, the financial incentives do not exist for all products in all companies to change their existing barcode format to one of the QR code formats. A better investment would be to leap to RFID, and many companies are doing that.
I swipe my credit card and get bonuses.. why do you need an additional scan?
What's your card number? I'll help get you bonuses 😉
What do you scan QR codes for in Asia?
You can do anything with QR code in Asia since it is essentially a link. That means, mobile payment, subscription, login, 2-F, order food, etc, anything you can think of. In China you use you phone as wallet, in fact, nobody uses card or wallet in China, a QR code scan solves all the issues. In US, there's no incentive for business to do that because, like some of you mentioned, US has very established POS, CC rewards, Apple Pay etc. Oh, did I mention you could use Face ID to pay for things in store? Without having to bring your phone? :)
This is my first time hearing about Face ID payment without phone. Got a link?
Because for the longest time, you needed a separate app to read a QR code on Apple devices (most people with spending power use Apple phones, unless they are a nerd or work at Google).
Because people gets reward using credit card to borrow money to pay for all the stuff, instead of using cash. Merchants would love to accept cash only or no fee online payments, but customers are usually broke and balk at it. So, you still need a card, or go through a card, so no incentive to do QR code.
Scan qr code to do what?
The real question
No waiters, you go into restaurant then scan QR code at table. Order with your phone and you get your food.