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Cracking the Code, Digital Payments Get a Dose of Sanity

Consumers will be able to make digital payments to merchants using any participating bank or payment provider, regardless of which entity generated the QR code, beginning in December 1, 2024. Regulators at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) have mandated the adoption of a standardised digital payment QR code for all payment service providers, unifying the fragmented landscape of proprietary QR codes currently in use. NBE wants to see secure, interoperable, and consistent QR code transactions across the country. Earlier this year, it released the Interoperable QR Code Standard, detailing sp...