ID Digest: Indonesia, Thailand begin cross-border QR payments; agritech ARIA secures $5m seed

ID Digest: Indonesia, Thailand begin cross-border QR payments; agritech ARIA secures $5m seed

(left-right) Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo, Indonesia President Joko Widodo, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Bisar Pandjaitan in the launching ceremony on Aug 29. (Photo courtesy of Bank Indonesia)

Indonesia and Thailand have begun enabling the cross-border QR payment system. Meanwhile, agritech firm ARIA has secured $5 million in seed funding led by East Ventures.