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Uber is expanding the option of cash payments to another market in South East Asia, testing cash payments in Bandung, Indonesia. It now accepts cash payments in six countries globally, three of which are in South East Asia.

The Bandung rollout is a gradual one over the next few weeks, with Uber noting that not all riders in the city will see cash as a payment option right away as it’s testing “different groups and user preferences”.

The move follows earlier cash pilots in South East Asia, such as one in Hyderabad in India in May — followed by four more Indian cities in July. (It now offers a cash payments option in all 22 Indian cities where it operates.)

Earlier this year it also enabled cash payments in Nairobi, Kenya. Other cities where Uber users can pay cash currently are: Jeddah and Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia; Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam; and Manila in the Philippines.

Uber’s push to grow in emerging markets is an obvious driver for it to expand a cash payment option — given cash remains the dominant payment option for many people in these markets.