A book vendor in Jakarta uses her mobile phone while waiting for customers. Indonesia has one of the fastest growing internet penetration rates in the region. Photo: AFP
Opinion
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Eye on Asia
How to bring Indonesia’s great unbanked masses into the fold of financial inclusion
- When getting to the nearest bank branch can be a perilous journey, and where more people have smartphones than bank accounts, digital banking is clearly the solution. But rural customers also want the human touch. Enter agent banking
A book vendor in Jakarta uses her mobile phone while waiting for customers. Indonesia has one of the fastest growing internet penetration rates in the region. Photo: AFP
