Bank Indonesia's new rules for digital payment not expected to deter foreign investors
Industry players give their take on rules that online payment firms have minimum 15% Indonesian owners and at least 51% of shares with voting rights Indonesian owned
Jakarta
FOREIGN investor interest in Indonesia's red-hot digital economy is unlikely to be impacted by the latest regulations by Bank Indonesia (BI) surrounding ownership limits in the country's online payment sector, say industry players.
Given the rapid growth of the non-bank online payments industry, Bank Indonesia last week announced new regulations to consolidate the sector, which currently has some 53 online payment brands licensed by the central bank.
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