120 Online Lenders Not Registered with OJK
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31 January 2020 14:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Financial Services Authority's (OJK) Investment Alert Task Force said that there are still many peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders operating illegally. The Task Force's chief, Tongam Lumban Tobing, said that as of January they had found 120 entities practicing illegal online lending without licenses from the OJK.
"Many fintech P2P lenders offer loans via their, apps, or broadcast SMS. We ask the public to be vigilant, and always check the list of legitimate online lenders registered with the OJK," Tongam said in a written statement received Friday, January 31.
In 2019, the Investment Alert Task Force suspended 1,494 illegal online lenders. The total number of cases handled by the Task Force from 2018 to January 2020 was 2,018 entities.
Tongam said that the task force also stopped 28 business activities suspected of operating without permits and with potentials to harm the public; including unlicensed forex trading, debt settlement services, money game investments, illegal equity crowdfunding, multi-level marketing, cryptocurrency, and others.
The list of companies that do not have permits from the authority is available at the Investor Alert Portal at www.sikapiuangmu.ojk.go.id.
Muhammad Hendartyo