OJK Orders Banks to Implement EDD and Block 36,735 Accounts Indicated to Online Gambling

JAKARTA - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has asked banks to implement enhanced due diligence (EDD) and block 36,735 accounts suspected of being related to online gambling activities.

Data on tens of thousands of accounts was obtained by the OJK based on information provided by the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi).

The Head of the OJK Banking Supervisory Executive, Dian Ediana Rae, explained that this step is part of efforts to strengthen the eradication of fraud (scam) and online gambling, as well as supporting the creation of a safer digital financial ecosystem.

He added that one of the steps taken was to ask banks to conduct EDD and blocking of accounts that were indicated.

According to Dian, the number of accounts that were followed up increased compared to the previous one from 36,191 accounts, now increasing to around 36,735 accounts.

"Asking banks to conduct enhanced due diligence or EDD and or blocking approximately 36,735 accounts, previously 36,191 accounts were recorded as having gambling activities," said Dian at the RDKB July 2026 press conference, quoted Wednesday, August 5.

In addition to instructing the blocking of accounts, he added that OJK also expanded its supervision by asking banks to close other accounts that have links to the National Identification Number (NIK) of parties suspected of being involved in online gambling activities.

"And expand the report by asking banks to close accounts that are in accordance with the population identification number or NIK of each party that is indicated to be online gambling and conduct enhanced due diligence or EDD," he said.