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        "msgid": "warning-using-qris-for-online-gambling-could-get-your-account-blocked-1792021819",
        "date": "2026-10-15 05:35:30",
        "title": "Warning: Using QRIS for Online Gambling Could Get Your Account Blocked",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Banking",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Payment System Association (ASPI) says it will disable merchants\u2019 QRIS payment facilities and block associated accounts if they are found to have been used for online gambling. The warning comes as financial intelligence data show a shift towards QRIS for gambling deposits, which accounted for 78.5% of deposit transactions in 2025 and 88.6% in the first quarter of 2026.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 The convenience of QRIS payments has been\nexploited by certain parties, including for online gambling\ntransactions. Indonesian Payment System Association (ASPI) chairman\nSantoso said the association would block QRIS facilities belonging to\nmerchants found to have been used for online gambling transactions.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that any proven misuse would result in the facility being\nshut down and the associated account automatically blocked by ASPI, as\nsuch activity runs counter to its intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will definitely be blocked. We will coordinate. If there is\nevidence, we will take firm action. We will revoke the QRIS facility and\ndeactivate the payment device,\u201d Santoso told reporters after the opening\nof ISEF 2026 at the Jakarta International Convention Centre, Jakarta, as\nquoted on Thursday (15 October 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Santoso stressed that QRIS is intended to support the public\u2019s\neconomic activity, not online gambling transactions.<\/p>\n<p>He said he would urge all ASPI members to stay away from prohibited\nactivities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPPATK has made it clear that, for gambling or other uses that\ndeviate from their intended purpose, we will of course remind our\nmembers,\u201d Santoso said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, every payment instrument is intended to be used\npositively: to support the economy and customer transactions,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QRIS used for online gambling transactions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has\nrecorded a shift in the money-laundering methods used by online gambling\noperators.<\/p>\n<p>The methods have changed amid a downward trend in the value of online\ngambling turnover and deposits. In 2025, turnover fell to Rp286.84\ntrillion from Rp359.81 trillion in 2024. Deposits, meanwhile, fell to\nRp51.3 trillion from Rp36.01 trillion previously.<\/p>\n<p>PPATK found a significant shift in deposit methods. Throughout 2025,\nQRIS accounted for about 78.5% of deposit transactions by frequency, or\n305.35 million transactions worth Rp19.35 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Bank transfers and e-wallets accounted for 83.79 million deposits, or\nabout 21.5% of transactions, worth Rp16.67 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>The shift became more pronounced in the first quarter of 2026, when\nQRIS\u2019s share of deposit transactions by frequency rose to 88.6%, while\nbank transfers accounted for 11.4%.<\/p>",
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