I built a parser to use Singapore QRs with Wise/my home bank
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HN · launched Dec 23, 2025 · 6 upvotes (top 73%) · 2 views
Niche: qr code generators and tools · 218 launches, 18 in the last 7 days ▼ -45% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Fintech
- Workflow automation
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes This is a frontend client that decodes standard EMVCo/PayNow Singapore QR codes and parses out merchant UENs and transaction parameters into structured text or banking deep links.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Wise, generic banking apps
Concerns raised: foreign banking apps may not allow manual parameter input to initiate transfers, banking apps reject local QR codes as invalid
Feature requests: support for India's UPI
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 92 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #76 of 93 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 49 days after the earliest competitor.
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