Indonesia Introduces New Regulation For P2P Lending Startups
This new regulation is a first step towards supervising the fintech sector in Indonesia. Fintech is a trend that captivates audiences all over the world. A financial technology evolution is upon us, and it is only a matter of time until drastic changes occur. Indonesia is preparing for what the future may bring, by issuing a new regulation for fintech firms. To be more precise, the government focuses on P2P lending first and foremost. One of the many sectors fintech is “threatening” is the way people think about lending and borrowing money. In most cases, consumers and enterprises have to....
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Indonesia Plans to Tighten Crypto Regulation
Indonesia is preparing to issue new rules to tighten the regulation of crypto exchanges, officials from the country’s Minister of Trade and the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) said Tuesday at a parliamentary hearing in Jakarta.
One of the new rules requires two-thirds of directors....
Indonesian Fintech companies that facilitate peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in the country have seen new regulation imposed by the Financial Services Authority. Known as the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) locally, the government agency regulates and supervises the financial services sector in the country. The new regulation, POJK No. 77/2016, announced toward the end of December, is seen as an introductory move by the OJK to oversee the Fintech industry, so as to ensure a smooth regulatory oversight over the nascent but burgeoning sector. Speaking at the OJK’s annual press briefing recently, the....
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