What Singapore does today, the world follows tomorrow. Or so goes the adage. In yet another first, babies born in Singapore will be issued only digital certificates, and physical birth certificates will no longer be issued. This is the Singapore government’s effort to streamline digital services for the benefit of the citizens of Singapore. The new QR coded birth and death registration certificates, triggered by a simple app-based registration process, will significantly simplify and allow parents of newborns and the next of kin of the deceased to download and store digital certificates on their mobile devices and laptops.

The IT and software teams in the banking industry worldwide are tasked with a new challenge. With the rampant forgery of bank documents, the industry is looking for easier ways to secure their documents in their transactions with business clients and consumers. The IT team has to procure or build a solution to generate tamper-proof documents that can be easily validated and maintain authenticity. This is a daunting task since the solution should do document security and integrate with the core banking software, enhancements, and extensions.

In part 1 of this series - QR Codes in 2022 – A double-edged sword? -we discussed how the last two years had been bumper years for the growth of QR codes worldwide. We spoke about the consumerization, customization, and verification of QR codes with many use cases. In this post, we will delve deeper into the steps you can take to be safe while using QR codes (with the example of a few use cases) and how to make the codes secure and tamper-proof.

The last two years have been a bumper year for the growth of QR codes across the world. The two visible things that have increased during the pandemic are masks and QR codes. In this two-part series, we will discuss the state of QR Codes in 2022 and assess if it is a double-edged sword? In this first part of the post, we will discuss the rapid growth of QR code adoption worldwide.

Our customers design the workflows for their operators and users to generate reports documents or to stamp PDFs with secure QRs. In these workflows, their operators and users will enter data that has to be secured in the QR and generate PDFs. All activity is logged for audit trail purposes. As their users enter a lot of data each time to create these reports, we have added several new features to make it easier.

The industry is abuzz with Coinbase’s “Less talk, more Bitcoin” Super Bowl 2022 QR Advertisement. The simple QR ad was so popular that the Coinbase website crashed in minutes. Coinbase spent an estimated US$ 14 million on what could be termed as a ‘lazy creative’ yet a super successful advertisement. The website saw a massive 20 million hits on its landing page in one minute after the launch of the bizarre advert.

That the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, issued a joint statement on restrictive economic measures during the Ukraine-Russia conflict is one thing. However, there is another significant moment for the QR code industry in this event. The European Commission’s press release contained a QR code for the first time possibly – in such a communication . On scanning the QR Code, it leads to a URL - Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures.

Payslips serve as documentary proof for various applications and processes – from an application for a credit card, revision of limits, loan processing, visa application, or even opening a brokerage account. Hence the integrity of payslips is very important. The new craze of cryptocurrencies is fuelling a recent trend where more payslip frauds are being detected. Payslip frauds have been happening across the world earlier too. The below links highlight the scale and magnitude of payslip scams.

As of 1 February 2022, the EU put forward new rules that establish a binding acceptance period of 9 months for vaccination certificates used for travel within the EU. These rules apply only to the vaccination certificates used for travel in the EU. Member States may apply different rules when using the EU Digital COVID Certificate in a domestic context but are invited to align with the acceptance period set at the EU level.

Since early 2020 (the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic), the world has seen multiple iterations on what is acceptable proof to ensure the safety of travelers and stop the spread of the Coronavirus disease. It is also paramount to ensure that all the systems are not overburdened. The solution must be straightforward and hassle-free for citizens to continue their daily lives. Now, new developments in the Netherlands (and in many other countries) accept “COVID - Proof of Recovery” as a valid document to allow travel and access just like for those testing negative and/or being fully vaccinated