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Bank Indonesia plans payment upgrades to support growth and jobs
Bank Indonesia Governor Destry Damayanti says the central bank will strengthen Indonesia’s payment system.
Its plans include developing QRIS, a national QR payment standard, retail credit cards and QR payments across national borders.
The aim is to make financial transactions easier and more inclusive.
The bank also says it will coordinate with the government to support economic stability and sustainable growth while remaining independent.
Its policies are intended to encourage job creation and reach small and medium-sized businesses.
The statements describe the bank’s commitments, but do not set out a timetable for the next steps.
Bank Indonesia says it will strengthen Indonesia’s payment system to support economic growth and job creation.
Governor Destry Damayanti said the plans include easier, more inclusive financial transactions and a stronger payment industry.
The measures include developing QRIS, retail-segment Indonesian credit cards and cross-border QRIS.
Destry also said the central bank would strengthen policy and coordination to support stability and sustainable growth.
Bank Indonesia aims to ensure its policies reach the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise sector.
- Who
- Bank Indonesia and its governor, Destry Damayanti.
- What
- The central bank plans to strengthen the payment system and coordinate policy to support economic growth and job creation.
- When
- Destry discussed the plans in an interview on October 9, 2026; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia. The article is datelined Jakarta.
- Why
- To support economic growth and job creation, while keeping financial transactions inclusive and reaching micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
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No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Destry Damayanti discussed Bank Indonesia’s plans in an interview on CNBC Indonesia’s Power Lunch.
CNBC Indonesia published the report.
- Governor
- Destry Damayanti
- Payment system
- QRIS, retail-segment Indonesian credit cards and cross-border QRIS
- Policy principles
- Impactful, inclusive, integrative, and coordinated
- Interview date
- October 9, 2026
- Publication date
- October 12, 2026
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