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Indonesia Orders Banks to Block Nearly 40,000 Online Gambling Accounts
Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, known as OJK, has ordered banks to review or block about 39,923 accounts linked to online gambling.
The accounts were flagged using data from the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs.
OJK also asked banks to check for other accounts linked to the same national identity numbers as people suspected of online gambling.
The total number of accounts targeted has risen from 38,796 previously.
The move is part of efforts to curb online gambling, which OJK says affects the economy and financial sector.
Separately, Indonesia's Anti-Scam Centre had received 737,686 scam complaints by the end of October 2026, and Rp967.5 billion in victims' funds had been blocked.
Of that blocked money, Rp208.9 billion had been returned to victims.
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority ordered banks to review or block about 39,923 accounts suspected of online gambling.
The accounts were identified from data provided by the Ministry of Communication and Digital.
The regulator also asked banks to close other accounts linked to the same national identity numbers as people suspected of online gambling.
The number of accounts under action rose from 38,796 previously.
The orders are part of efforts to curb online gambling’s effects on the economy and financial sector.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) and banks.
- What
- Banks were ordered to conduct enhanced due diligence and/or block about 39,923 accounts suspected of online gambling, and to close linked accounts.
- When
- The order was reported on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- To support efforts to combat online gambling, which OJK said affects the economy and financial sector.
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OJK had identified 38,796 accounts for action.
OJK said it had instructed banks to review and/or block about 39,923 accounts and seek closure of accounts linked by national identity number.
- Accounts under action
- About 39,923
- Previous account count
- 38,796
- Source of account data
- Ministry of Communication and Digital
- Authority
- Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK)
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