Standards/idram
Idram
Overview
Idram is the leading Armenian mobile wallet QR scheme, operated by Idram CJSC. It supports EMVCo-compliant MPM QR codes, ArCa interbank integration, NFC tap-to-pay, and joined Alipay+ in July 2025 for cross-border acceptance. Through September 2024, Idram served ~200,000 active QR-payment users with 4 million QR transactions recorded.
QR Format
Idram uses the QR Code symbology with an EMVCo Merchant-Presented Mode (MPM) payload containing a dynamic UR (Uniform Resource) following the URL QR format. Dynamic QR codes are generated per-transaction for variable-amount payments.
Status
Active in Armenia.
Cross-references
- Idram wallet biography — full biography: history, ownership, technical integration, users, use cases, partners, and comparison with other Armenian wallets (Telcell, ArcaQR).
- ArCa — Armenia's national card payment system; Idram integrates with ArCa for card-linked wallet transactions.
- QR Code — underlying barcode symbology.
- URL QR — payload format for Idram QR codes.
Deployments
Found in the following country reports (grep across reports/countries/):
- AM — AM-armenia.md