QR payments expand in Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia

Cross-border links and tourist services add to region's growing digital money usage

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QR payment systems are becoming basic infrastructure in Southeast Asian nations. (Photos by Atsushi Tomiyama and Ken Kobayashi)

ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, TSUBASA SURUGA, APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT and NORMAN GOH, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR -- Making payments through scanning QR codes with smartphones is expanding rapidly in Southeast Asia, with countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia leading the growth in transactions.

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