Paydiant, Bank Of America Make Short-Term Bet On QR Codes

Paydiant and Bank of America made major headlines yesterday, announcing the launch of a three-month pilot for a QR code-based mobile payments program. PYMNTS.com spoke with Chris Gardner, Paydiant’s co-founder, to discuss why the company chose QR codes as its technology of choice, what it hopes to accomplish with Bank of America, and where he sees mobile payments headed in the future.