# EMVCo Creates QR Payment Mark to Help Promote Worldwide Acceptance and Interoperability of EMV® QR Code Payments
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2018-05-21
Category: NEWS
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news
Meta Title: EMVCo Introduces QR Payment Mark for Global Interoperability
Meta Description: EMVCo has created a QR Payment Mark to promote global interoperability for EMV QR Code payments, providing reproduction requirements and a free licensing
URL: https://financedigest.com/emvco-creates-qr-payment-mark-to-help-promote-worldwide-acceptance-and-interoperability-of-emv-qr-code-paymentshtml

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EMVCo, the global technical body that manages the EMV® Specifications, has created a QR Payment Mark to promote global interoperability across EMV QR Code payments. EMVCo has developed reproduction requirements and a free licensing structure to enable all implementers of EMV QR Code solutions to use the mark.

QR Codes are two-dimensional machine-readable barcodes, increasingly used to facilitate mobile payments at the point-of-sale. In 2017, EMVCo published the [EMV® QR Code Specifications](https://www.emvco.com/emv-technologies/qrcodes/) to address two prevalent QR Code payment use-cases:

- **Consumer-presented** – the [consumer displays the QR Code on their mobile device and the merchant](https://www.financedigest.com/epi-how-to-build-trust-and-adoption-among-consumers-and-merchants.html "EPI: How to build trust and adoption among consumers and merchants") uses an optical scanner to read the code.

- **Merchant-presented** – the merchant displays the QR Code and the consumer uses their mobile device to scan the code.

The QR Payment Mark may be used to inform consumers that a merchant accepts EMV QR [Code payment solutions](https://www.financedigest.com/why-no-code-beats-custom-software-and-turnkey-solutions-for-business-automation.html "Why no-code beats custom software and turnkey solutions for business automation"). Supplemental messaging to consumers will confirm whether merchant-presented transactions, consumer-presented transactions, or both, are supported. The QR Payment Mark may also be used as an [application indicator on a consumer mobile device](https://www.financedigest.com/signalling-device-market-competitive-growth-strategies-based-on-type-applications-end-user-and-region.html "Signalling Device Market Competitive Growth Strategies Based on Type, Applications, End User and Region") when initiating a consumer-presented transaction. A royalty-free trademark license agreement and reproduction requirements are available in [EMVCo’s Trademark Centre](https://www.emvco.com/about/trademark-centre/).

“As momentum [builds for leveraging emerging](https://www.financedigest.com/where-can-you-start-building-your-emergency-funds.html "Where Can You Start Building Your Emergency Funds?") technologies, EMVCo is committed to facilitating worldwide acceptance and interoperability for EMV QR Code payments,” comments Jack Pan, EMVCo Executive Committee Chair. “The development of a uniform, recognisable QR Payment Mark that can be used on a royalty-free basis is an [important step](https://www.financedigest.com/eu-u-s-step-up-russian-aluminium-nickel-imports-since-ukraine-war.html "EU, U.S. step up Russian aluminium, nickel imports since Ukraine war") towards providing a universally consistent experience for both merchants and consumers.”

To stay informed of the latest EMVCo developments and receive advanced access to EMV Specifications and related documents, join the [EMVCo Associates Programme](https://www.emvco.com/get-involved/ways-to-participate/) or become a [Subscriber](https://www.emvco.com/get-involved/subscribers/).


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