Open AccessThe Social Selection of the Third Party Payment Technology in China on the Social Shaping of Technology Perspective
Author(s) -
Li-Chung Chou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
global academic journal of humanities and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-2576
pISSN - 2706-901X
DOI - 10.36348/gajhss.2022.v04i01.005
Subject(s) - payment , mobile payment , commercialization , code (set theory) , china , perspective (graphical) , technological determinism , computer science , payment service provider , business , marketing , world wide web , sociology , political science , social science , artificial intelligence , law , set (abstract data type) , programming language
Compared with QR code payment technology, NFC near-field payment has more advantages of safety and easy using than before; however, QR code payment technology had become the mainstream payment method in China mobile payment market. In this regard, the traditional technological determinism is difficult to fully explain the phenomenon. But, the social shaping theory (SST) could provide a new thinking to expound the historical queries. Based on the research perspective of SST, this paper takes Alipay's QR code payment technology as a case study, analyzed the impact of various social factors on the diffusion of QR code payment technology and explored the strategy of technology commercialization.