Indonesian Bank Indonesia (BI) officially launched the Indonesian Digital Innovation Center (PIDI) and the cross-border QRIS (Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard) system between Indonesia and China at Grha Bhasvara Icchana on Thursday (April 30, 2026).
The establishment of PIDI aims to build a national digital innovation ecosystem and reflects a commitment to supporting job creation and economic growth through the development of sustainable business value for industry. This effort is supported by talent development, implementation-ready innovations, and strong synergy between public policy and societal needs.
PIDI is positioned as a policy enabler that bridges public policy with industry needs and technological development through an integrated upstream-to-downstream approach. Through PIDI, innovative ideas from Indonesian talent will be supported by technical capability training, business understanding, and structured mentoring until they are ready to be developed into digital products and services that address national priority needs.
PIDI is designed to ensure that innovation does not stop at the idea stage but progresses end-to-end through three main pillars. First, Market Intelligence, which maps innovations emerging in the market and aligns them with public needs. This pillar is expected to produce key outputs in the form of Strategic Intelligent Market Analytics (SIGMA). Second, Innovation Experimentation, which promotes hackathons as platforms for developing technological solutions to address national priority challenges. Third, Digital Talent Development, implemented through the DIGDAYA (Digital Talenta Berdaya dan Berkarya) initiative, aims to enhance the capacity of digital talent through structured training programs and to create new digital employment opportunities.
The event also included the inauguration of the cross-border QRIS system between Indonesia and China, marking the expansion of QRIS payment access globally. According to BI’s Board of Governors Meeting (RDG) press conference on April 22, 2026, trials of QRIS usage in China recorded 1.64 million transactions, with a total value equivalent to IDR 556 billion.
The implementation of QRIS in China will involve 24 providers from Indonesia comprising 16 banks and 8 non-bank institutions—and 19 providers from China. According to Filianingsih Hendarta, both technical and business aspects are fully prepared for implementation, with the official launch held on April 30, 2026.
The expansion of QRIS in China adds to the growing list of countries where Indonesians can conduct seamless cashless transactions. Prior to China, BI officially launched QRIS in South Korea on April 1, 2026. The system was already available in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan.
April 30, 2026, CNBC Indonesia
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