QR code payments now available nationwide

The Quick Response (QR) code payments via app, which was first launched by PayMaya in May, is now available across the country, with Smart Stores and select merchants in key cities now allowing consumers to conveniently pay by simply scanning QR codes through their PayMaya app.

Smart subscribers have a new means to transact with their accounts as Smart Stores all over the country are now equipped with PayMaya QR technology. PayMaya is also enabling merchants in communities starting with canteens in partner schools like STI and commercial establishments in cashless cities such as Muntinlupa and Malabon. Similarly, PayMaya is also tapping popular merchants in SmartSpots already enabled by WiFi connectivity in key cities such as Baguio, Cebu, and Davao.

In the near future, payments enabled by PayMaya will also be accepted online and instore in popular food chains, supermarkets, and malls such as McDonald's, Army Navy, Domino’s Pizza, and Gaisano Supermarkets, among others.

To further bring the technology to more users, Smart and PayMaya are also set to equip Smart retail partners down to the sarisari store levels with the payment technology.

"As PayMaya continues to grow nationwide, we take a giant step for our customers by making QR code payments available to all kinds of merchants. PayMaya is the leading digital payments wallet and on the merchant side, this will reinforce our position as the top mobile payments acquirer in the country," said Orlando B. Vea, President and CEO, PayMaya Philippines and Voyager Innovations.

"Convenient and secure cashless transactions complete the digital life experience of people and communities. Equipping our Smart Stores, partner merchants, and retailers with PayMaya's innovative platforms is a step in making our vision a reality," said Eric R. Alberto, Chief Revenue Officer, PLDT and Smart.