JAKARTA - The Chief Executive of the Banking Supervisory Authority of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Dian Ediana Rae reported that he had asked banks to block more than 30 thousand accounts that were suspected of being used for online gambling activities (judol).
The blocking efforts have been carried out for the past 27 months or since September 2023 until December 2025.
"Since September 2023 until December 2025, OJK has ordered banks to block more than 30 thousand accounts suspected of online gambling, in accordance with the request from the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi)," said Dian in a written answer to the RDKB in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Monday, January 26.
In addition to following up on the blocking request, Dian said the bank was also actively web crawling to identify accounts used as a means of transaction on various online gambling sites.
The findings were then coordinated with Komdigi to be followed up further.
OJK, continued Dian, continues to encourage banks to improve their ability to detect online gambling transactions early. This effort is carried out through the strengthening of the supervision system and coordination with other authorities, given that the online gambling transaction channel is now increasingly diverse.
"Currently, online gambling perpetrators not only use bank accounts, but also use various other payment system instruments such as e-wallets as a means of transaction for these activities," he said.
Along with this, OJK also asked banks to increase the use of information technology, including through the implementation of cyber patrols (cyber patrol) on customer accounts and strengthening alert parameters to detect online gambling transaction patterns earlier.
In addition to strengthening the internal system, OJK also encourages the exchange of data and information related to the latest modus operandi of gambling-related crimes through the systems owned by regulators and financial service institutions.
Cross-agency coordination is also being strengthened to ensure that supervision of online gambling transactions can run more effectively.
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