E-WALLET APPLICATION PENETRATION FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN INDONESIA

Indonesia is an archipelago country with more than 270 million inhabitants spread across urban and rural regions. This makes digital payment penetration a challenge in itself. Private and government e-wallet service providers have sought to increase the use of cashless services to address structural...

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Main Author: Ciptarianto, Augi
Format: Theses
Language:Indonesia
Online Access:https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/63483
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Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung
Language: Indonesia
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Summary:Indonesia is an archipelago country with more than 270 million inhabitants spread across urban and rural regions. This makes digital payment penetration a challenge in itself. Private and government e-wallet service providers have sought to increase the use of cashless services to address structural deficiencies in the country's economy, such as poor financial inclusion and heavy reliance on manual remittances. This study discusses penetration problems that occur in the e-wallet industry and formulates the right strategy so that the use of digital payment platforms can be carried out evenly in all regions of Indonesia. This study notes that technology enablement such as smartphone and internet penetration does not correlate with e-wallet penetration. Many underlying factors affect the penetration, such as key driving forces, infrastructure readiness, and people’s perception of the safety and security of mobile transactions. Bank Indonesia and e-wallet providers have the responsibility to educate the public, ensure the readiness of supporting infrastructure, as well as synergize between regulators through the BI master plan.