Bank Indonesia: QRIS Users In Papua Reach 153,306 Merchants As Of July 2023

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PAPUA - Bank Indonesia (BI) Papua Representative Office (KPw) noted that the number of users of the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment method until July 2023 reached 153,306 merchants.

Head of BI KPw Papua Juli Budi Winantya said that this number in August increased, among others, from the National QRIS Week (PQN) activities carried out during August 2023.

"We will continue to disseminate information regarding the use of QRIS and the latest policies which are carried out to various groups," he said in Jayapura, Papua, Saturday, August 26, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to July, his party conducted socialization starting from the level of new students at Cenderawasih University (Uncen) and Musamus Merauke University, then to banking branch leaders throughout Papua, banking customers in Jayawijaya Regency, to the Jayapura City creative community.

"In addition, BI Papua is coordinating with other parties to accelerate the implementation of QRIS within the regional government (Pemda) by holding various meetings and discussions such as the Jayawijaya Regency Government, Jayapura City Government and Jayapura Regency Government," he said

He explained that his party will continue to accelerate the inclusion of the digital economy and finance, which is a form of supporting sustainable economic stability and growth in the future on Cenderawasih Earth.

"Efforts to increase the use of QRIS in various lines of society also continue to be encouraged through various activities such as QRIS Fun Walk 2023 activities, cinema viewing programs using QRIS can be shopping vouchers, as well as the competition to attract new QRIS users through the Papua Competition (QRIS PACE) 2023 activities," he said again.

He hopes that by making these efforts, it can accelerate the expansion of the use of QRIS as payment transactions by people throughout Papua and so that transactions will be easy, safe and practical.