FOR VISITORS, BACKPACKERS AND LONGER-STAY TRAVELLERS
Local QR payments.
From your wallet.
Local payment QR codes can be convenient when you live there and difficult when you are visiting. WAIQO is building an Android flow to scan a supported merchant QR, check the recipient and quote, and authorize payment from a self-custody wallet.
You can install the signed WAIQO Open beta and explore the wallet today. Its backend is a sandbox. No merchant payout is available in this release; please use another payment method while travelling.
Where the payment route is being prepared
The production launch configuration covers merchant payouts in these seven countries. A destination is not available merely because it is listed here: customer residence, identity verification, the specific QR network, provider access and live approval must all permit the transaction.
- Vietnam
- Philippines
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Peru
- Bolivia
A merchant's QR and a traveller's country of residence are separate eligibility checks. US and Hong Kong residents are currently excluded from the app's onboarding policy.
How a future payment will work
- Scan. Read a supported local merchant QR in the app.
- Review. Confirm the payee, local amount, fees, conversion quote and expiry.
- Authorize. Sign from your own wallet, then follow the provider's payout status. A blockchain broadcast alone is not a completed merchant payment.
WAIQO does not hold your private key. Payment eligibility and identity checks still apply. Never share a recovery phrase or wallet backup with anyone who offers to help you pay.
Feedback or a question? contact@wayqo.app. Business access requests use the separate business page.