>"Indonesia is more advanced in QR, with everyone able to use QRIS. In Japan, not everyone can use it," said Deputy Consul General of Japan, Eriko Nakano, at the Bank Indonesia (BI) Representative Office in Denpasar, Bali, on Sunday.
>She appreciated the Indonesian government's move to advance the digital payment system, making it more practical for cross-border transactions.
>She said that QRIS in Indonesia is easily found from various large businesses, to micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. Meanwhile, in her country, QR transactions can only be found in supermarkets and modern shops.
>Bank Indonesia (BI) announced that the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) can officially be used in Japan starting today, coinciding with the momentum of the 80th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, as an effort to expand the reach of the payment service beyond ASEAN.