What a payment QR code generator does, and does not do
A payment QR code does not move money. It carries the details the payer needs, such as your wallet address or payment page, and hands them to the app they already use to pay. The app handles the transaction, the security and any fees. NeoReader never sees the payment and never holds any funds.
That makes this payment QR code generator useful for market stalls, tip jars, donation posters, invoices and splitting a bill with friends. A buskers' sign, a charity bucket or a school fair table can take payments without a card reader, as long as the payer has the matching app.
PayPal, Venmo and Cash App QR codes
Each of these services gives you a personal payment link. Make a QR code for that link with the Link type and anyone who scans it lands on your payment page:
- PayPal: set up a PayPal.me link in your PayPal account, for example paypal.me/yourname. Adding an amount to the end, such as paypal.me/yourname/10, pre-fills it.
- Venmo: use your profile link, venmo.com/u/yourname.
- Cash App: use your $Cashtag link, cash.app/$yourname.
- PayPal and Venmo apps also show their own QR codes. Ours are for when you want them printed large, in your colours, with a "Scan to pay" frame.
How to create a crypto payment QR code
The code is static, so the amount is fixed once printed. Leave it blank on a stall sign so customers enter the price, and use a separate code for each invoice that needs an exact figure.
- Choose the Crypto type and pick Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin.
- Paste your receiving wallet address. Copy it from your wallet; never type it by hand.
- Add an amount if you want a fixed price, and a label such as your shop name.
- Style the code and test it with a wallet app: check the address it shows matches yours, character for character.
- Download and print, or add it to an invoice.
Apple Pay QR codes
Apple Pay QR codes are created by your payment provider, not by a general QR code generator. Card terminals and payment services that support Apple Pay can show or print a code linked to a checkout they process. If you already have a payment link from your provider, you can make a styled QR code for it here with the Link type, and Apple Pay will appear on that checkout page if the provider offers it.
Keep payment codes safe
- Stick printed codes down firmly and check them now and then. Fraudsters cover real payment codes with their own stickers.
- Tell customers the name they should see before paying.
- Do not pay from a code sent by a stranger. Scan unknown codes with the NeoReader scanner, which checks links for phishing tricks first.
