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Indonesia online loan debt‑collector controversy

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In late July 2026, 2026 a widely shared video from Purworejo, Central Java, showed a debt collector demanding sexual favors from a borrower as a condition for debt forgiveness. Police raided the location, site, found no criminal evidence, evidence and closed the case was closed without charges. The parties entered a family‑style mediation overseen by the local police, and Kredivo, the fintech platform Kredivo, linked to the loan, confirmed the outcome and announced tighter oversight of its collection practices in coordination with the Financial Services Authority (OJK). A few days later, financial Financial consultant Elvi Diana subsequently called on Indonesia’s Fintech Association (AFPI) and OJK’s consumer‑protection unit to conduct a comprehensive review of third‑party debt‑collection licensing. She urged licensing, urging sanctions against firms such as Kredivo and KreditFazz, including potential revocation of collection licences KreditFazz. On 30 July 2026 Kredivo and a moratorium on new licences, arguing that KrediFazz said they would continue investigating the alleged violations in the Purworejo case. Both firms reported the incident highlighted broader consumer‑rights concerns in writing to OJK on 22 July, met the country’s rapidly expanding digital‑lending sector. regulator the following day, and presented a chronology, preliminary findings and proposed supervisory measures. They emphasized a commitment to consumer protection, an objective fact‑based inquiry and full resolution of any wrongdoing, and reiterated that the investigation will proceed until all allegations are thoroughly examined.

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