Not even a week since the blocking of DuckDuckGo and the regulation of credit transfer restrictions, now Kominfo will block online payment services in Indonesia. It is known that the government agency’s plan is not far from what is prohibited in Indonesia. What is the reason?
This is the Reason Kominfo Will Block Online Payment Services
Minister of Communication and Information, Budi Arie Setiadi ready to block online payment services
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) seems not to want to lose momentum in eradicating something that is currently rampant in the country, namely online gambling. Even after blocking access to two different countries, now Kominfo is said to be blocking online payment services.
As reported by CNBC, Budi Arie Setiadi as the Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo), emphasized that the key to eradicating the rampant online gambling is to close or block payment services, or what you may know better as payment gateways.
Monitor payment gateways closely
He has even communicated with Bank Indonesia (BI), considering that this government agency is the one that gave the green light for the permit to organize the payment system, aka PJP.
“PJP or Payment Service Provider, that’s Bank Indonesia. Including PIP, or Payment Infrastructure Provider,” said Budi Arie Setiadi, which was successfully obtained by the CNBC team from his personal Instagram on Monday, August 5, 2024.
Efforts to eradicate the spread of online gambling in the country
In the video, it is known that there are at least 42 PJPs that will be evaluated by Bank Indonesia in the near future, along with their closure plans. However, there are obstacles in the field where these banks cannot unilaterally close them due to the limited access they have.
He closed the video by saying that as long as the payment system is still there, online gambling can still exist. Added to the data where transactions from online gambling alone have touched billions of transactions per year, making Kominfo will block this online payment service in the near future.
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