Octopus merchants in Hong Kong that use the Octopus App for Business can now accept QR payments from visitors paying with Hyundai Card, Woori Card, Samsung Card and Vietnam’s VNPT Money, under a partnership with Visa announced on November 9, 2026. LINE Pay and Shinhan Card are due to follow, and merchants need no new hardware.
Why it matters: The payments run over Visa’s network through Visa Scan to Pay, which Visa launched across Asia-Pacific in November 2025, so small Octopus merchants can take inbound tourist wallets on the QR codes they already display. Octopus and Visa said they will explore letting Octopus Wallet users pay with Scan to Pay elsewhere in Asia-Pacific in 2027.
Source: Fintech News Hong Kong, November 9, 2026; The Asset, November 9, 2026
Related: Hong Kong FPS to link with UnionPay International for QR payments by end-2026 · PayNet links Malaysian bank apps to Alipay+ QR merchants in five markets
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