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Kicking the QR payments can down the road

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On Tuesday, the Payment Clearing Association of China (PCAC) – a body under the central bank (PBoC) – announced that merchants will no longer be required to upgrade their personal QR payment codes to commercial accounts. 

WeChat and Alipay, the two biggest mobile payments providers, quickly ma...