BI Boss Says Digital Finance Continues To Grow, QRIS Transactions Increase By 217.33 Percent

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JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) revealed that the performance of digital economic and financial transactions in August 2024 will remain strong, supported by a safe, smooth, and reliable payment system

Gubernur Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo menyampaikan dari sisi nilai besar, transaksi BI-RTGS meningkat 11,73 persen (yoy) sehingga mencapai Rp14.731 triliun.

"In terms of retail, the volume of BI-FAST transactions grew by 59.12 percent (yoy) to 312.67 million transactions," he explained at a press conference on the results of the BI RDG, Wednesday, September 18.

In addition, Perry said that digital banking transactions recorded 1,871.19 million transactions or grew by 31.11 percent (yoy), while Electronic Money (EU) transactions grew 21.53 percent (yoy) to 1,246.58 million transactions.

Furthermore, payment transactions using ATM/D cards fell 6.82 percent (yoy) to 591.92 million transactions.

Meanwhile, credit card transactions grew 22.79 percent (yoy) to 41.59 million transactions.

Meanwhile, QRIS transactions grew rapidly again by 217.33 percent (yoy), with the number of users reaching 52.55 million and the number of merchants 33.77 million.

"From the management of Rupiah money, the amount of money distributed (UYD) grew 11.43 percent (yoy) to Rp1,052.70 trillion," he said.