Payment related to legal cases， such as deposits and damages， can be paid via scanning a QR code now， the Shanghai High People's Court announced on Tuesday.

The online method has been used at the Shanghai Third Intermediate People's Court recently， with over 420，000 yuan (US$57，606) paid. It will be expanded to all local courts soon， 固原市恩新石膏有限公司 the high court said.

Both Alipay and WeChat Pay options are available， 双辽市名兆复印机有限公司 it added.

In the past， 沙河市者学干果有限公司 bank transfer was the only way for a litigant to pay case-related money，恩平市恩奥混凝土有限公司干果 which sometimes led to some problems.

For example， 阳泉市天加壁纸有限公司 the name of the intermediate court is too long in Chinese to be an account name in the online system of some banks. So the litigant was forced go to the bank in person to make the payment.

"There are many inexperienced small and medium-sized litigants. We received a large amount of phone calls every day inquiring about the unsuccessful payment，" Wu Gang， an official of the intermediate court， noted. "It is also time-wasting in terms of the trial."

After two months of development and testing， the new method was instituted for the convenience of the public with the help of the courts， banks and a technology company.

Each case will have its own QR code and the traditional payment method will continue干果， the high court said.

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