Non Cash Payment Transaction Processing in Indonesia 184

Non-Cash Payment Transactions
Processing in Indonesia
Michael S. Carl
michaelcarl@ssek.com
September 2017

Types of Non-Cash Payment Transactions in Indonesia

Through
ATM
&
EDC/Physical Reader
Using Credit Card, ATM
Card, Electronic Money
Chip Based

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Through Platform E-Payment
Using Proprietary Channel (SMS, USSD,

STK, web, mobile, e- wallet).
Using Electronic Money
Server Based.
Through
Internet
Payment
Gateway (Virtual EDC)
Using CBP, Electronic
Money Server
Based.
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Non-Cash Payment Instruments
Electronic service to store data of
instrument for payment among
others CBP (card based payment)
and/or electronic money, which
can also store money, to conduct
payment.
License will be required if the

active user has reached at least
300,000 user.
Maximum fund that can be
stored in E-wallet IDR 10million.

Payment gateway enables merchants to
process payment transaction process with
payment tools that utilize cards, electronic
money and/or proprietary channel.
Payment gateway provider:
a. Transmits data on payment transaction
from merchant to Acquirer or Issuer
(facilitator); or
b. Transmits data on payment transaction
from merchant to Acquirer or Issuer and
payment settlement from Acquirer to
Issuer to merchant (merchant
aggregator).

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E-money

E-wallet

Elements of e-money:
- Issued based on the value of the money deposited to
the issuer
- The value of the money is stored electronically in a media
server or chip
- Used as the payment instrument to merchants who are not
the issuers of such e-money
- The value of such e-money managed by the issuer shall not be
in the form of savings
Types of e-money
- Non-registered : value up to IDR 1million
- Registered : value up to IDR 10million
Monthly maximum transactions up to IDR20 million

Payment

Gateway

Credit Card

E-wallet

E-money is distinct from “stored value “ which stands for
a non cash payment instrument, the value of which is
stored in one media yet partially or wholly not fulfilling
the elements of e-money .

Virtual
Currency

E.g. Starbucks cards which can only be used to enter into
transactions at Starbucks.

Payment System Providers are prohibited to process
payment transaction with a virtual currency obtained
through mining, purchase or rewards, e.g. Bitcoin,

Blackcoin, Dash, Dogecoin, Litecoin.

Debit/ATM
Card

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Regulatory Framework
Payment Transaction Processing
•Bank Indonesia (“BI”) Regulation No.18/40/PBI/2016 regarding Provision of Payment Transaction
Processing
•BI Circular Letter No.18/41/DKSP regarding Provision of Payment Transaction Processing
Card Based Payment Instrument
•BI Regulation No.11/11/PBI/2009 regarding Provision of Card Based Payment (“CBP”) Instrument
and its amendments
•BI Circular No. 11/10/DASP regarding Provision of Card Based Payment Instrument and its
amendments
E-Money
•BI Regulation No. 16/8/PBI/2014 regarding E-money and its amendments
Fund Transfer

•Law No. 3 of 2011 regarding Fund Transfer
•BI Regulation No. 14/23/PBI/2009 regarding Fund Transfer
•BI Circular Letter No. 15/23/DASP regarding Provisions of Fund Transfer
National Payment Gateway
•BI Regulation No.19/8/PBI/2017 regarding National Payment Gateway

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Payment Transactions Process
Payment System Service Provider
Bank or other Non Bank Institutions that provide payment system service processing

Pretransaction

Authorization

Clearing


Settlement

Post Transaction

Initial transaction
process to start the
payment
transaction process
inter alia printing of
cards,
personalization of
cards and supplying
of infrastructure.

Approval on Payment
Transaction

Exchanging or
assimilating data
and/or information in

terms of calculation
of rights and
obligations between
parties.

Settlement activity
that is final and
binding on financial
rights and obligations
on each implicated
parties.

Activities after the final
settlement of a payment
transaction has been
conducted.

Supporting Provider of Payment Transaction Processing
Parties that support the implementation of transaction payment processing


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Payment System Service Providers
PAYMENT SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDER
Bank
Non-Bank Institution
PROCESSING
Issuer

Principal

Settlement
Provider

Acquirer

Clearing


Fund Transfer Provider

Payment Gateway

E-Wallet

Switching

SUPPORTING PROVIDERS
Printing & Personalization of cards, Safety Features
Providers, ATM/EDC Terminal Providers, Data
Center/Data Recovery Center Providers, etc.

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Payment System Service Providers
Issuer
Banks or non-bank institutions which issue the CBP instrument

or e-money. The non-bank institutions that can issue a credit
card must be a financing company that obtained license from
the OJK to issue credit card. The non-bank institutions that can
issue a debit card and ATM card must have the authority to
collect public funds.

Principal
Banks or non-bank institutions carrying out the principal CBP
instrument s or e-money, i.e. management of system and/or
network of its members (issuers and/or acquirers).

Clearing Provider
Banks or non-bank institutions carrying out the calculation of
financial rights and obligation of each of the Issuer and/or
Acquirer in CBP instruments or e-money.

Final Settlement Provider
Banks or non-bank institutions carrying out final settlement of
the financial rights and obligations of each of the Issuer and/or
Acquirer in CBP instrument or e-money transactions based on
the calculation of the Clearing Provider.

Acquirer
Banks or non-bank institutions cooperating with merchants
which can process the CBP instruments or e-money data issued
by other parties.

Fund TransferProvider
Banks or non-bank institutions carrying out fund transfer
activities.

Switching Provider
Bank or non-bank institutions providing infrastructures that
function as the center and/or connector of data for payment
transaction processing through network that utilize payment
method such as card, electronic card and/or fund transfer.

Payment Gateway Provider
Bank or non-bank institutions providing electronic service
that enables merchants to process payment transaction
process with payment tools that uses cards, electronic money
and/or proprietary channel.

Electronic Wallet Provider
Bank or non-bank institutions providing electronic service to store data of instrument for payment, among others, CBP and/or
electronic money, which can also store money, to conduct payment.

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Licensing requirements

Every party that acts as Payment System Service
Provider is obligated to obtain a prior license from
Bank Indonesia.

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Supporting Providers
In the payment transaction process, Payment
System Service Providers can cooperate with
Supporting Provider in order to support the
implementation of payment transaction
processing.

Supporting Providers are among others:






Payment System Service Provider may engage
Supporting Providers in all steps of payment
transaction processing.

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Provider of card Printing;
Provider of personalization of payment;
Provider of data center and/or disaster
recovery center;
Provider of terminal among ATM, EDC,
and/or reader;
Provider of safety features of payment
instrument and/or payment process;
Provider of supporting technology for
contactless support;
Provider of routing and supporting data
for payment transaction process.

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Foreign Ownership Limitation
Parties that apply for a principal license for switching, clearing, and final settlement
must be in the form of a Limited Liability Company and whose shares are at least 80%
owned by:
1. Indonesian citizens; and/or
2. Indonesian legal entity.
Then the calculation for foreign ownership includes:
1. Direct ownership: counted based on 1 level of share ownership above prospective
Principal, Switching, Clearing and Final Settlement.
2. Indirect ownership: counted based on 2 level share ownership above prospective
for Principal, Switching, Clearing and Final Settlement.

The calculation of foreign ownership for public companies is only conducted for share
ownership with a percentage of 5% or more.
BI conducts supervision over the fulfillment of share ownership percentage.

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Parties Involved in NPG
Standard Institution:
- Has the functions of preparing,
developing, and managing the
Standards (the formalized technical
and operational specifications) for
the interconnection and
interoperability of payment
instruments, payment channels, and
Switching, as well as security.
- Must be an Indonesian legal entity
that obtain a stipulation from BI as
the Standard Institution

Switching institution:
- Has the duty and function to
process the payment transaction
data domestically for
interconnection and
interoperability.
- Must previously obtained a
license as switching provider from
BI;
- Must have a minimum paid up
capital of IDR50billion

Banks and non banks institution functioning as:
- Issuers;
- Acquires;
- Payment gateway providers;
- Other parties stipulated by BI

Parties
Connected
to NPG
NPG
Providers

Parties connected to the NPG must be members
of at least 2 (two) Switching Institutions, except
for instruments that can be interoperable without
going through a Switching Institution.

Parties connected with NPG shall comply with and
implement the Standards established by BI and
managed by the Standards Institution and shall also
comply with the conditions set by the Services
Institution.

Virtual
Currency

Service Institution:
- Has the duty to ensure the security of payment transactions and the confidentiality of customer data; carry out reconciliation, clearing and
settlement, and developing systems for fraud prevention, risk management and risk mitigation; managing life cycle over secure access
module (SAM) and mobile apps; handling disputes over payment transactions in the framework of consumer protection
- Its shares must be jointly owned by Switching Institution and Commercial Bank based on Business Activity (BUKU) 4 (four) in which the
majority of its shares are owned by Indonesian citizens and/or Indonesia legal entities

E-wallet

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National Payment Gateway (NPG)

NPG
shall be systems which consist of
standards, switchings, and
services which are constructed
through a set of regulations and
mechanisms (arrangements) to
integrate various payment
instruments and channels
nationally.

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NPG covers domestic
payment transactions
which comprise:
A.

b.
the
interconnection and
interoperability of
payment channels in the
forms of ATM, electronic
data captured (EDC),
agents, payment
gateways, and other
payment channels; and

interconnection
of Switching;
c.
the
interoperability of
payment instruments in
the forms of ATM cards
and/or debit cards, credit
cards, electronic money,
and other payment
instruments

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Challenges
Foreign ownership limitation.

Approval for the development of payment system business activity.

Domestic processing requirements for payment transactions using instruments issued by the issuers in Indonesia and
conducted in the territory of Indonesia.

Mandatory use of Rupiah.

De facto requirement to establish data center in Indonesia; unclear provision in the prevailing laws and regulation and
unclear enforcement.

With the issuance of NPG regulation, it creates uncertainty with regard to the role of a principal, clearing provider and
final settlement provider in the chain of payment transaction process.
Vague implementation of the recently-enacted NPG regulation in the absence of an implementing regulation.

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