GoPay Take Part In Eradicating Online Gambling Through Technology And Education

GoPay's efforts to eradicate online gambling (photo: GoPay)

JAKARTA - As the leading digital financial company in Indonesia, GoPay expressed its commitment to take part in eradicating online gambling through technology and education.

One of the steps they have taken in their business is, GoPay always carries out strict operational procedures including checking at every stage of activity carried out by users.

As a company made by the nation's children, GoPay actively contributes to creating a secure and trusted digital financial ecosystem in Indonesia, Budi Gandasoebrata, GoTo Financial Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs in a statement on Tuesday, August 6.

In addition, Budi also described several technologies and features in GoPay, which helped in fighting online gambling in the country.

First, in an effort to prevent identity theft and misuse of accounts, GoPay implements the Know Your Customer (KYC) process, including facial recognition that must be done by users when upgrading to GoPay Plus.

Second, GoPay has also taken advantage of te. Artificial Intelligence technology to monitor every movement of money and detect suspicious transactions or transfers in real-time, both on GoPay and GoPay Plus accounts.

In addition to technology in the application, GoPay also provides education to consumers regarding the dangers of online gambling, because of the rise of online gambling, one of the reasons is because of the low financial literacy of the people in Indonesia.

"To show the real bad effects of online gambling activities, GoPay launched a movement on social media that invites the public to always be vigilant and share experiences with the bad effects of online gambling on themselves and those closest to you," Budi added.

In fact, GoPay has also collaborated with Bank Indonesia, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), to ensure compliance is carried out and to report if there are indications of illegal actions.