Indonesia’s QRIS Payment System Now Accepted in Japan
Jakarta. Bank Indonesia has officially expanded the Quick Response Indonesian Standard (QRIS) cross-border digital payment system to Japan, with the service now available at 35 merchants through a partnership with the local payment app JPQR Global.
Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo said the launch, which took place on Sunday, marked a milestone in QRIS’s regional expansion and coincided with Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day.
“Since its adoption six years ago, QRIS has become a game changer in the digital payment ecosystem that drives the Indonesian economy, with 57 million users today,” Perry said in a statement.
The expansion is the result of a collaboration between Bank Indonesia, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, the Payment Japan Association (PJA), and the Indonesian Payment System Association (ASPI).
Perry added that the number of Japanese merchants accepting QRIS is expected to grow significantly in the near future.
Bank Indonesia data shows that cross-border QRIS transactions have grown steadily across Southeast Asia. As of June 2025, QRIS facilitated 994,890 transactions worth Rp 437.54 billion ($27 million) in Thailand, 4.31 million transactions worth Rp 1.15 trillion ($71 million) in Malaysia, and 238,216 transactions worth Rp 77.06 billion ($4.8 million) in Singapore.
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