Page 24 - Waterfall City Issue 6 June 2023

Waterfall City News

HIGH TECH HITS

THE STREET

Welcome to the new age of cashless tipping for car

guards and digital payments for street vendors

I car guard or buy a gorgeous woven
Scan the QR code here and learn more magine you want to tip your friendly
about Street Wallet.
grass laundry basket from a vendor on
the side of the road, but you have no
cash on you. The guard/vendor doesn’t
have access to card payment
options, and you simply don’t
have time to draw cash and come
back to tip or make the purchase.

Street Wallet offers an easy and
straightforward solution. It’s quick and
effective, with no downloading of apps
and no need for a card machine or entering
credit card details. Instead, each car guard/
vendor wears a card with a QR code around
their neck. Scan the QR code, and you will
automatically be taken to their personal
page. Once there, you can pay by Snapscan,
Zapper or Master Pass. On this page you
can also learn all about them – their name,
where they are from, their business, who
their kids are, etc.

“It’s an exciting way of paying and also
tipping,” says Kosta Scholiadis, the founder
of Street Wallet. “With one scan, you can pay
or tip immediately, and the vendor or guard
does not need to have an app, download
anything or have the additional cost of a
credit card machine. We will convert the
payment to the receiver for you, so there
is no exchange of cash. It is easy for both
parties and in the future, we hope to roll out
on Apple and Google Pay, too.”

The story of Street Wallet began with the
recognition that street vendors have often
been excluded from the fast-moving digital
economy. With a focus on inclusivity, Street
Wallet has created a unique platform that
gives service providers opportunities to
market themselves and earn more, bridging
the gap between the cash economy and

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