News & Reviews:   QR codes

Commuters in Malaysia may soon be able to use credit cards, debit cards, QR codes, and mobile wallets to tap in and out of Rapid KL trains and buses. According to Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, the project is currently in the award stage, with implementation expected to roll out in phases after the contract is finalised.

A recent study by Data Reportal, a platform for global statistics, revealed that Malaysia recorded the second-highest QR Code usage in the world last year. The study’s findings, as shared by The Nation, showed that 66.1% of the Malaysian population used QR Codes monthly last year.

During this pandemic period and I believe all of you must be very familiar with scanning QR codes to check-in via MySejaterah app. But do you know how QR code works? Who invented it? Why QR code is used instead of a barcode?