Simple mobile payments through barcode

Barcodes are already becoming widely popular among smartphone users, but now they are adding yet another benefit, and it is one that is working to the advantage of m-commerce, and that is mobile payments. An increasing number of merchants are using scannable barcodes for enabling purchases. They are being rapidly embraced by consumers who are always seeking a faster and easier way to shop. Many different technologies are being used for this purpose, ranging from the more “traditional” QR code, to near field communications (NFC) as it is slowly becoming available on some of the newest models of smartphones.