Why you should never scan a QR code to pay for parking

The latest QR-enabled heist involves parking payments, and it has been spotted in major cities from Los Angeles to Denver.
The Manila Times

SQRIL now supports banking apps to Scan & Pay local QR codes across Asia, Africa and Latin America

SQRIL (pronounced squirrel), the leading Scan-to-Pay QR code payment solution for over 35 crypto wallets with a combined 250 million users, is now entering the traditional banking space by supporting ...
CBS News

'Scan to Pay': Baltimore officials warn of fake QR pay-to-park code

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...
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TETHER BACKS STARTUP SQRIL, THE SCAN-TO-PAY QR CODE PAYMENT SWITCH FOR ASIA, AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA.

Singapore, January 5, 2026 – Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in SQRIL (pronounced squirrel), the Southeast Asia-based startup that provides a payments API switch for banks, ewallets and fintech ...
NewsX

Scan, Click, Lose Money? How New QR Code Tampering Trick, Fake UPI Collect Requests And Other Tricks Are Being Used In Digital Fraud

QR code scams are fueling UPI fraud as scammers trick users into approving payments through fake QR codes, OLX deals, collect requests and phishing links.
MarketWatch

Tether backs startup SQRIL, the first real-time, crossborder Scan-to-Pay QR code payment switch for Asia, Africa and Latin America

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. SINGAPORE, Jan. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in SQRIL (pronounced squirrel), the ...