The e-Conomy Sea 2021 report shows that Southeast Asia’s internet economic investment has started to recover amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The value of investment transactions in the region reached US$ 11.5 billion, up 83% year-on-year. The value of investment transactions
Data from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) shows that 70% of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia have yet to access financing from banks, due to weak financial assets and poor data transparency. Consequently, fintech companies plan to
State-owned banks are optimistic about the economic recovery, with a number of banks projecting credit growth to reach 10% by 2022. Both BRI and BTN estimate that credit distribution in 2022 to have year-on-year growth at 8-10%. BRI’s lending focus
OJK has officially launched a Roadmap for Indonesian Banking Development (RP2I) 2021 – 2025 for the Rural Banks (BPR) and Sharia Rural Banks (BPRS). BPRs and BPRS are expected to unlock synergies from the wider financial services ecosystem, and increase
OJK is drafting regulations that will limit institutional lenders from funding fintech peer-to-peer lenders. OJK’s new regulation involves setting distinct criteria for institutional lenders, specifically for overseas capital. For local capital, a bank is able to fund up to 25%
December 2, 2021 – Bank Neo Commerce (BNC), an Indonesian digital bank and Nikel, an embedded lending technology company, have partnered to offer affordable financing to the Indonesian healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the projects is providing
Deputy Minister of Finance, Suahasil Nazara, shared that the estimated cumulative cost needed by Indonesia to mitigate climate change and meet its national targets (NDC) is at US$ 265.5 billion (IDR 3,779 trillion) by 2030. According to NDC, Indonesia is
GoTo, a joint entity of Gojek and Tokopedia, recorded total transactions of US$ 29.4 billion (IDR 420 trillion) for 2021. GoTo CEO, Andre Soelistyo, illustrates that Gojek and Tokopedia seek to build a digital bridge (marketplace) for micro, small and
In a recent report by Google, Temasek and Bain, it is estimated that Southeast Asia’s digital economy will be at US$146 billion (IDR 2,080 trillion) by 2025. However, there are three challenges to overcome: digital talent deficit, data regulation, and
OJK noted that the distribution of credit by fintech lenders to the productive sector continues to increase, reaching US$ 8 billion (IDR 114.76 trillion) as of October, and 43.6% of the total disbursements are channeled to productive sectors. In 2020,
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