Jakarta, April 25 -- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto affirmed Indonesia's openness to partnerships with foreign payment system operators, including Mastercard or Visa.

This statement addressed the US government's criticism of the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment method, which was said to limit foreign payment system operators from competing in the country.

"They (US companies) are open to entering the frontend or participating, and that is the same level playing field as the others," Airlangga stated during an online press conference on the development of Indonesia-US trade negotiations on Friday.

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