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ShopBack abandons instore QR payments experiment

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4 Mar, 2026
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Westpac-backed rewards and cashback platform, ShopBack has announced it is walking away from its instore QR payments product ShopBack Pay, only a year after announcing a partnership with Chemist Warehouse and Banked.
ShopBack abandons instore QR payments experiment
ShopBack General Manager Angus Muffet announced the decision to switch off the QR payment platform via LinkedIn.

Westpac-backed rewards and cashback platform, ShopBack has announced it is walking away from its instore QR payments product ShopBack Pay, only a year after announcing a partnership with Chemist Warehouse and Banked.

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