Market Traders Asked to Use QRIS for Serving Oil Purchases Bulog positions this step as part of strengthening trade practices. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Perum Bulog is encouraging market traders to use the QRIS digital payment system in transactions for MinyaKita cooking oil. Bulog's CEO Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani believes that using QRIS can simplify transactions and eliminate issues with change at the retail level. Bulog positions this step as part of strengthening the MinyaKita trade system in traditional markets. The push for QRIS usage comes amid field findings related to price adjustment practices due to limited change. "Yes, we also encourage our retail trader friends to use QRIS. QRIS is more effective and efficient," said Rizal when met at Kramat Jati Market, East Jakarta, on Monday (29/12/2025). Bulog's CEO observed the shopping habits of people at markets, which are increasingly familiar with digital payments. This condition is believed to open up the application of cashless transactions without hampering buying and selling activities. "Now, on average, people go to the market with their cellphones. ...