Alipay Demonstrates Offline QR Payments for Public Transport Fares |
Alipay has shown off a QR code-based payment system designed for public transit that can process transactions even when both the commuters device and the terminal are offline The companys EasyGo service supports dual offline payment functionality to allow payments to be completed even if network quality is poor reports ComputerWorld HK with payments taking an average of 03 seconds to complete In a demonstration at Hong Kongs Smart Mobility Technology Forum 19 users the maximum capacity of a green minibus scanned EasyGo codes in quick succession according to the report AlipayHK the payments giants Hong Kong offshoot will initially implement EasyGo in light minibuses operated by AMS Public Transportation Holdings and Koon Wing Motors though the launch date has not yet been announced