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Ediya Coffee to adopt Taiwanese QR payment method starting May

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  • Published Apr 30, 2024 10:05 am KST
  • Updated Apr 30, 2024 3:47 pm KST
A customer shows her QR code for payment at an Ediya outlet in this undated file photo provided by Ediya Coffee. Yonhap

A customer shows her QR code for payment at an Ediya outlet in this undated file photo provided by Ediya Coffee. Yonhap

Ediya Coffee, Korea's third-largest coffee franchise by sales, said Tuesday it will adopt the Taiwanese QR payment method TWQR in its domestic outlets starting next month.

It is the first time for a Korean coffee franchise to introduce the TWQR system for the convenience of Taiwanese tourists, the company said in a statement.

TWQR allows Taiwanese people to scan their TWQR code for payments at Ediya stores in Korea without exchanging currencies or downloading separate apps.

Ediya said it will adopt a variety of global payment services to attract a growing number of foreign travelers following years of COVID-19 pandemic.

Established in 2001, Ediya Coffee is a homegrown, lower-priced coffee franchise that operates around 3,000 stores in Asia's fourth-biggest economy. (Yonhap)