# Static PayNow

https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/static-paynow/

*Last updated: 2026-08-03*

A printed PayNow QR with no amount in it. The shopper keys the amount in themselves, and the merchant has no automatic confirmation — which is why it works for a stall and stops working the moment there is a queue or a staff member who is not the owner.

## Why it matters to a merchant

Cheap, fast to set up, and it pushes two jobs onto the counter: entering the amount, and confirming receipt. That is a reasonable trade at a stall with a short queue and a poor one at volume, which is why merchants usually meet its limits at exactly the moment business improves.

## Related terms

*The methods themselves*

- [PayNow](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/paynow/)
- [Dynamic PayNow](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/dynamic-paynow/)
- [SGQR](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/sgqr/)
- [Alipay+](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/alipay-plus/)
- [WeChat Pay](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/wechat-pay/)
- [UnionPay](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/unionpay/)
- [E-wallet](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/wallet/)
- [NETS](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/nets/)
- [FAST](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/fast/)

- [All 74 terms](https://www.uniwebpay.com/glossary/)

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