Financial industry development, banking, fintech, and financial system architecture.
The placement of Rp200 trillion in funds from the government through the Ministry of Finance to five state banks last September has now been reported to have been channeled into financing for the productive sector.
The financial performance of sharia banking in the third quarter of 2025 showed a positive trend, which can be seen from the soaring financing growth of PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk (BSI), PT Bank BTPN Syariah Tbk, and PT Bank Aladin Syariah Tbk.
Strong support from the Government and stakeholders has made the Sharia economy and finance an important pillar of national development. With promising asset growth and an expanding market share, Indonesia has the potential to dominate the global Sharia economy and finance.
Amid economic uncertainty and a slowing trend, a number of national banks are still recording business growth. This indicates that the economy is still maintained.
Only about 10-15% of Indonesians have a pension fund, while the International Labor Organization (ILO) standard is that the minimum pension fund that is considered sufficient is 40%.
OJK noted that the outstanding value of fintech lending financing reached IDR 87.61 trillion as of August 2025, an increase of 21.62% YoY. The increase in debt was accompanied by risk mitigation efforts.
Along with the presence of various innovations in financial services in the digital era, the pawnshop industry also needs to improve in order to remain relevant as the people's choice. OJK is trying to strengthen and develop the pawnshop industry by creating an industry roadmap for 2025-2030.
Not only to maximize customer service, AI-integrated financial services are proven to be better prepared for potential fraud and misuse of customer data.
Southeast Asia's potential loss to fraud currently stands at USD36.5 billion annually. Entrepreneurs need to mitigate this.
The presence of POJK 19/2025 concerning Ease of Access to Financing for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises opens up opportunities for financing this segment to be more driven.
In fact, the public and market players were not too affected by the negative news pinned on Menkeu Purbaya.
The banking industry remained stable after the marathon demonstrations that took place since August 28. Socio-political stability is needed to navigate the third quarter.
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