Indonesia

Indonesia makes headway in curbing its unbanked population

Almost half of adults now have a bank account, up from a fifth in 2011.

Indonesia makes headway in curbing its unbanked population

Almost half of adults now have a bank account, up from a fifth in 2011.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia poised for double-digit earnings growth

Potential savings between $217m to $363m could buoy the bank from a three-year decline.

Indonesian banks' loan growth poised to hit 8.3% in Q1

Manufacturing loans, which accounts for a lion's share of credit, is expected to register sluggish growth.

Indonesian banks shoulder growing bad debt burden

NPL volumes hit $9.8b in 2016 representing almost a double increase in bad loan ratio.

Indonesian banks' loans rose 8.2% in February

Banks are similarly targeting higher loan growth of 12% in 2018.

Indonesia imposes new capital surcharge for top lenders

Banks must deal with surcharge of 1% to 3.5% of risk weighted assets.

More than 70 delegates graced the Retail Banking Forum 2018 in Jakarta

The forum focused on digital transformation and emerging technologies.

Celent's Eiichiro Yanagawa to speak on open API banking at the 2018 Banking Forum in Jakarta & Bangkok

He will talk about the global trends on open banking and Japanese banks' API efforts.

BTPN powers its mobile banking platform and mobile app

This partnership with Software AG has led to reduced error rates and lower branch operation costs.

Monitor Deloitte's Mohit Mehrotra to join the 2018 Retail Banking Forum as thought leader

He will discuss the big shifts and their implications on financial services.

Bank Danamon's net profit grows 38% to $259m

Most income statements improved except weak fee-based income.

Bank Mandiri's 4Q17 profits up 211% YoY to $411m

This is on the back of lower provisions and solid non-interest revenue.

Indonesian banks have no more room for rate cuts in 2018

Cutting their reference rate twice in June and September 2017 is enough.

3 trends in Indonesia's shift to digital banking

Big banks are now adapting to the current digital trends.

Indonesian banks' loan growth remains weak at 3.8%

This may also be the case in 2018 despite better economic growth.

Here's why Indonesian banks' deposits are a red herring

Find out why the banks allowed their LDR to trend up.