Australian tourists heading off to Bali and Indonesia are about to face a huge change as the country moves toward a new system for doing just about everything.
Bank Indonesia has just announced they are launching a new digital payment system for tourists travelling to the countries’ destinations as they begin a push toward a cashless society.
The new Indonesia Tourist Travel Pack is being rolled out at Bali’s Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, with travellers able to set up and access Indonesian SIM cards with mobile data and phone numbers, as well as chip-based electronic money through an e-wallet.
This access will also help tourists funnel into the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) system, which enables cashless payments made through QR-code scanning and pre-paid e-w

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