Canada Gets Access to QR Code Mobile Payments with UnionPay

It’s been obvious for some time now that the Chinese mobile payment market is eager to branch out, if for no other reason than to take care of the growing numbers of Chinese tourists hitting the road for other countries. Thus, UnionPay International’s move to bring quick response (QR) code payments to Canada makes a particular sense. The new effort came about as the result of a partnership between UnionPay and the Canadian subsidiary of Bank of China. With this partnership in place, QR codes could hit Canada, at least in limited capacity. Now, all Canadian Foodymart locations will take UnionPay QR codes, as part of a growing effort that’s expected to see QR codes in almost 5,000 merchants by the end of 2018.