Jakarta –
There was an uproar on social media over the mention QRIS extension. Some call QRIS ‘kiyuris’, ‘kiris’ or Oris.
For your information, QRIS is an Indonesian qr standard created by Bank Indonesia (BI) for connected payment systems.
With this QRIS, mobile banking or e-wallet can be used with the same QR. So you don’t need to download many applications if you want to make payments.
So what is the correct pronunciation?
The head of the BI Payment System Policy Department (DKSP) group, Fitria Irmi Triswati, revealed that the pronunciation of QRIS is Kris.
“The correct pronunciation of QRIS is ‘KRIS’, not kiyuris, kiris or Oris,” Fitria told detikcom on Thursday (11/16/2022).
QRIS was launched by BI and the Association of Indonesian Payment Systems (ASPI) and Financial Services Institutions on August 17, 2019.
At that time, the governor of BI, Perry Warjiyo said that QRIS had the goal of transaction efficiency, accelerating financial inclusion, promoting MSMEs which could boost national economic growth.
Perry explained that QRIS is an original Indonesian QR transaction. “It is a sign that Indonesia, a modern and developed country, will have a higher income, a nationally enforced standard. What is called QRIS Superior,” she said.
QRIS carries the spirit of SUPERIOR which means UNIVERSAL, EASY, COST-EFFECTIVE and DIRECT.
The public can use QRIS nationwide which will come into effect from 1 January 2020. This is done with the aim of providing a preparatory transition period for Payment System Service Providers (PJSPs).
(kilo/hn)
