Project Nexus (cross-border QR)

Project Nexus is BIS-coordinated cross-border interoperability between SEA national QR rails — VietQR, PromptPay, QRIS, DuitNow QR, PayNow, QR Ph — allowing an inbound tourist to pay any merchant in any participating country with their home banking app. Tourist-heavy F&B venues should accept all participating rails.

What is Project Nexus (cross-border QR) used for in F&B operations?

In multi-outlet restaurant and F&B operations, project nexus (cross-border qr) is an essential component — directly affecting service speed, order accuracy and margin. See the related terms below to understand where it fits in the broader stack.

How does LOOP support Project Nexus (cross-border QR)?

LOOP supports project nexus (cross-border qr) natively in its POS + KDS + inventory platform for Vietnamese F&B chains — no plugin or third-party integration required. It's one reason multi-outlet operators pick LOOP as their primary operations system.

Related terms

  • VietQR — Vietnam's national interoperable QR payment standard, operated by NAPAS. A single VietQR code accepts payments from any participating Vietnamese bank app — Vietcombank, MB, TPBank, Techcombank and others — and is the dominant non-cash payment method in F&B since 2024.
  • PromptPay — PromptPay is Thailand's national QR account-to-account payment rail operated by ITMX. It settles T+0 at near-zero cost, links to either an ID number or a phone number, and accounts for >70% of digital retail payments in Thai F&B in 2026. LOOP supports PromptPay + Thai e-Tax Invoice generation natively.

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