Imagine enabling membership sites to bill customers via QR codes.
SMS billing has been popular in Europe for a long time now, but it never really caught on for adult sites in the US. Now with the proliferation of QR codes on billboards, ads, app stores etc., consumers have become more and more familiar with the principle behind it.
Adding a QR code to your billing page (or really anywhere on your pay site) could potentially increase your membership signups because it’s super easy and quick to use: hold your phone’s camera to the code, let the scanner app scan it, and you’re done. The QR code could either be linked to the consumer’s credit card, or be linked to his mobile phone bill. I’d suggest there should be a confirmation screen to make sure the customer is aware he’ll be charged a membership fee by clicking “Ok”.
Of course all this would require the participation of banks, merchant accounts, and/or phone companies. But see how this would make a lot of sense?
I’m actually surprised our industry hasn’t embraced this yet. I don’t know of any legal reasons or technical limitations that would prevent QR codes from working as an alternative billing method.
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