Jakarta, April 21 -- Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Destry Damayanti expressed openness to partnering with any country, including the United States (US), to use the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment method.

Damayanti made the statement in response to the US government's questioning of trade barriers, including Indonesia's QRIS in the financial sector.

According to the senior deputy governor, collaboration with other countries in terms of QRIS and other fast payments largely depends on mutual readiness between participating countries.

"If both countries are ready, why don't we cooperate?" she remarked at an event on Monday.

In addition, she noted that other non-cash payment instruments, such as credi...