Indonesia
BSN eyes retail and gold to push beyond mortgage-heavy roots
BSN eyes retail and gold to push beyond mortgage-heavy roots
It is wading downstream from mortgages to lend to developers, hardware stores, and the likes.
4 hours ago
Insurance growth strains trust at claims stage
Claims delays reshape customer loyalty patterns in Indonesia insurance sector.
23 hours ago
Indonesia's financial sector urged to shift from expansion to resilience
The country’s 5% growth is no longer a green light for risk-taking, an economist warns.
23 hours ago
Banks and insurers must chase AI value creation, not cost savings
They should consider AI as an operating system by itself, not whether it can write them a system.
1 day ago
Margin pressure forces banks off board-rate deposit pricing
Deposit pricing strategies shift as competition tightens funding conditions.
1 day ago
Insurers told tech alone won’t solve rising complexity in Indonesia
Indonesia’s insurance penetration remains low at 2.72% despite rapid AI adoption.
1 day ago
Indonesian banks pursue SMEs, emerging affluent in fintech battle
Financial institutions are bracing for the ‘invisible banking' era.
1 day ago
Why channel reliability trumps promotions in Indonesia's bank loyalty war
Consumers don't want e-channels that are constantly down or lags.
1 day ago
Indonesia finance firms face narrowing window to monetise AI, BCG says
Financial institutions are entering a new AI-driven “intelligence war” focused on products and operations.
1 day ago
BNI's 20.1% loan growth masks weakening private-sector demand
Wholesale segments are lifting up BNI’s loans.
Indonesia banks face tight liquidity through 2026: CreditSights
Higher energy prices will reduce room for fiscal spending, the report said.
Bank Central Asia's margin falls in Q1 as wholesale competition weighs
The bank is implied to be sitting on excess liquidity, said UOB Kay Hian.
Bank Mandiri Q1 profit up 16.6% as Agrinas drives loan growth
The bank is prioritising asset quality and underwriting discipline, leading to slower retail loan growth.
Bank Mandiri says oil shock could lift bad loan ratio to 4%: report
Growth in the commodity segment may cushion its wholesale loan portfolio.
Indonesia card payments to reach $61.3b in 2026
Inclusion and policy support fuel growth.
CIMB Niaga launches two AI agents for bank staff
The agents will assist financial planning staff and service teams.
Indonesia and South Korea link QR payments to bypass foreign exchange
Indonesia received 5.89 million inbound QR transactions in 2025.
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