Munich Airport is the first airport in Europe to introduce PayPal QR code, offering customers a mobile and cash free payment system for all its 41 stores and businesses. Customers can shop without handling cash or card readers by using the touch-free PayPal QR Code and their smartphone, according to a press release.

"Again we were pioneers in the introduction of innovations such as payment systems," Sven Zahn, managing director of Eurotrade Handels-GmbH, said in the release. "The option of contact-free payment via a QR code means further growth in service quality and security for Munich Airport, especially in times like these."

The QR code is securely integrated into the processes of existing check-out systems including accounting. To pay customers open the QR code in the PayPal app on their smartphone and show it to the cashier. The cashier scans the code and the amount to be paid is shown directly in the app. Customers select their preferred payment method stored in their PayPal account and confirm the payment on their smartphone. Customers as well as cashiers immediately receive a confirmation of the successful transaction.

"The pandemic accelerated the demand for touch-free payment options," Jörg Kablitz, managing director for PayPal Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, said in the release. "With our new integrated QR code solution, we are offering an ideal answer to this demand, especially for large enterprises and retail chains. We are pleased to advance this new solution with Munich Airport."

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