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JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Digital payment is becoming more and more prevalent in Indonesia. This shift began when banks began adopting digital channels, such as phone, SMS and/or mobile banking around three decades ago. These are more "conventional” digital payments. Technological disruption in the financial sector, pioneered by various technology companies in the last 10 years, has given birth to new types of digital payments, which later encouraged the adoption of digital transactions. Tech companies now provide new digital financial services such as e-wallets or e-money, which were initially integrated with e-commerce platforms. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, restricting people's mobility, the trend was accelerated. Data from Bank Indonesia suggest that new forms of digital payments — e.g. e-money — are growing. Since the early stage of the pandemic, the transaction value using e-money — especially server-based e-money — has continued to grow ... » Learn More about Encouraging digital payments to support Indonesia’s economic recovery

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 21 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Personnel from the Company ‘C’ Police Reserve Unit of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) seized a stash of illicit alcohol during a joint operation at Kampong Junjongan, Mukim Pengkalan Batu during the weekend. Acting on a tip-off, the team rushed to the location in a forested area, where two individuals were seen unloading packages wrapped in black plastic. The suspects managed to evade arrest. The packages containing 431 cans of beer and 12 bottles of wine were recovered from the shrubbery and brought to the Limau Manis Police Station. Meanwhile, Brunei reported two new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Sunday night (June 21), bringing the national tally to 255. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, case 254 is a 36-year-old man and case 255 is a 45-year-old man. They arrived in the country from Indonesia on June 6 and have no symptoms of infection. Investigation and contact tracing ... » Learn More about Major alcohol haul seized in joint op between army and police in Brunei