#Digital Economy
Indonesia and OECD strengthen cooperation on responsible digital finance
Bali hosted the OECD Asia Roundtable on Digital Finance 2025 on Monday, December 1, 2025 where Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reaffirmed their commitment to promoting responsible digital finance, highlighting the need to balance innovation with financial stability and consumer protection amid rapid technological change.
Indonesia records world’s highest number of financial scam reports: OJK
Indonesia is the country with the highest number of financial scam reports in the world, said Friderica Widyasari Dewi, Chief Executive for Financial Services Business Conduct, Education, and Consumer Protection at the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
Indonesia targets US$100 billion AI investment to boost digital economy: Airlangga
Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto, emphasized the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) investments to accelerate the nation's growth, citing the government’s ongoing efforts to integrate AI and digital technology into the country’s economic framework and global tech companies’s interest to invest some US$100 billion in the technology.
Crypto industry asks regulators to recognize stablecoin as legal under Indonesian law
Players in Indonesia’s cryptocurrency industry are calling on the Indonesian Central Bank (BI) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to recognize stablecoins as legal means of payment, citing the country’s Currency Law only recognizes the rupiah as legal tender and therefore making use of cryptocurrencies for payments prohibited.
BI to roll out QRIS payments in China by end of 2025
The Indonesian Central Bank (BI) has confirmed that the expansion of its Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment service to China will be implemented by the end of this year. Deputy Governor of BI, Filianingsih Hendarta, said the system has entered its trial phase as of 17 August 2025.
Digital Bank Summit 2025 to spotlight trusted digital finance for inclusive growth
The Indonesian Fintech Association (AFTECH) will host the Indonesia Digital Bank Summit (IDBS) 2025 on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Raffles Hotel in Jakarta.
OJK, CELIOS stress balance in P2P lending ecosystem amid cartel probe
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is seeking to maintain the growth momentum of Indonesia’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, or online lending (pindar), by ensuring balanced benefits for both lenders and borrowers, even as the industry faces challenges from illegal lenders, loan default communities, and fraud schemes.