Merchant-presented QR / consumer-presented QR
The two directions a QR payment can run. Merchant-presented: the terminal displays a code and the shopper scans it. Consumer-presented: the shopper shows the payment code in their wallet app and the terminal scans them. A setup that supports only one direction slows a queue down, because which one happens is up to the customer.
Why it matters to a merchant
The direction decides the counter layout, and merchants routinely discover this after buying hardware. One direction needs a screen or a printed code facing the customer; the other needs a scanner facing them. A business accepting several wallets often needs both, and the time to find that out is before the counter is built rather than after.
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