Bank Indonesia has launched the Indonesia China QRIS cross-border payment link, enabling users from both nations to make retail payments by scanning QR codes.
The service officially launched on April 30, according to Tempo.
The rollout follows a sandboxing trial with the People’s Bank of China that began in August 2025.
During this testing phase, Chinese users in Indonesia generated 1.64 million inbound transactions worth Rp556 billion.
Outbound use by Indonesians in China remains smaller, with around 8,000 transactions valued at Rp6.4 billion recorded over the same period.
“This important achievement reflects the strong and continuously growing collaboration between Bank Indonesia and the central bank of China, as well as close partnerships with industry stakeholders from both countries,”
said Filianingsih Hendarta, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia.
The central bank views the payment corridor as a way to support its Local Currency Transaction Framework.
The initiative aims to improve transaction efficiency and strengthen financial resilience.
Currently, users in China can only process outbound QRIS transactions through the Alipay network, although consumers also widely use WeChat Pay and UnionPay.
The integration currently involves 16 banks and eight non-banking institutions in Indonesia, alongside 19 institutions in China.
A full commercial launch is scheduled to take place in Shanghai this June. The link with China marks the latest expansion of Indonesia’s regional payment network.
Bank Indonesia previously established cross-border QRIS connections with South Korea earlier in April, adding to existing linkages with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan.
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