# QR Point-of-Sale Payments CVS Pharmacies Will Now Accept QR Payments Form PayPal and Venmo By Daniel Johnson | Published 2020-08-04 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qr-payments References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/pay-pal-and-venmo-payments-are-coming-to-cvs-pharmacies-124500145.html) & [cvs](https://www.cvs.com/) [CVS](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pharmacy-and-health-clinics) pharmacies are expanding its contactless options for consumers, and it will now accept QR payments through both [PayPal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cashfree-payments) and [Venmo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venmo-1). QR payments will allow consumers to pay for their items without needing to touch anything at the point-of-sale, which can help to keep consumers and employees safe during the pandemic. Additionally, if consumers have more contactless options, they may be more willing to go into CVS pharmacies to make purchases due to increased safety measures. In order to use the new QR payment method consumers can scan a QR code at the checkout, following that they can enter the payment amount and select 'send.' Payments can also be completed on PayPal without any associated user fees. Image Credit: Shutterstock ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Contactless Point-of-sale Payments:** The increasing acceptance of QR payments by CVS pharmacies highlights the trend towards contactless point-of-sale payments, offering disruptive innovation opportunities for businesses to integrate secure and convenient payment solutions. - **Enhanced Safety Measures:** The adoption of QR payments at CVS pharmacies reflects the trend of businesses implementing enhanced safety measures through contactless transactions, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities for companies to create innovative solutions that prioritize customer and employee safety. - **Rise of Mobile Payment Platforms:** The integration of PayPal and Venmo QR payments at CVS pharmacies signals the trend of the rise of mobile payment platforms, paving the way for disruptive innovation opportunities for businesses to cater to the growing demand for seamless and convenient payment experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Retail:** The adoption of QR payments by CVS pharmacies presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the retail industry to enhance the customer experience, streamline transactions, and improve overall operational efficiency. - **Financial Technology:** The integration of PayPal and Venmo QR payments highlights disruptive innovation opportunities for the financial technology industry to create secure and user-friendly mobile payment solutions that cater to the increasing demand for contactless transactions. - **Healthcare:** The acceptance of QR payments at CVS pharmacies opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the healthcare industry to implement contactless payment options, ensuring the safety and convenience of patients and staff during the ongoing pandemic. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Text-to-Pay Prescription Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emporos-patient-pay.md) - [All-New Retail Payment Methods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venmo-1.md) - [Commerce-Enhanced Payment Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venmo-debit-mastercard.md) - [Australian Mobile Payment Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eftpos-eqr-payments.md) - [Contactless Shopping Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartshop-pick-and-go.md) - [Subscription-Based ROI Codes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cashfree-payments.md) - [Mainstream Cryptocurrency Payments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pay-with-crypto.md) - [Contactless Payment Accepting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tap-to-pay.md) - [Virtual Pharmaceutical Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pharmacy-and-health-clinics.md)