How Paytm QR Codes revolutionised digital payments in India

New Delhi: Quick response (QR) codes have become a common payment option for Indian smartphone users at restaurants, grocery shops and the like, and it was Paytm which pioneered the method and leads the field, which has now attracted the interest of tech majors like Google and Facebook-Whatsapp.

The first Indian company to integrate payments into QR and take it to the level of neighbourhood stores, Paytm had hired 10,000 agents during demonetisation to expand its merchant network and strengthen its team to take more users on board, so that “Paytm Karo” soon became a slogan for digital payments.