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JAKARTA: Three Indonesian digital fintech firms<\/a> are working with Facebook<\/a> Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the financial regulator said.
The plan, if approved, could be among the first such service under the social media firm's unified payment service Facebook Pay<\/a> it unveiled in November, through which users across its various platforms including WhatsApp<\/a> and Instagram can make payments without exiting the app.
Bank Indonesia assistant governor Filianingsih Hendarta, who heads Payment system policy, told Reuters that three local firms had approached the regulator to ask about tentative approval for a payments partnership with Facebook<\/a>.
\"So far no one submitted the formal application. Some of them just came to discuss during the consultative meeting with BI (Bank Indonesia),\" Hendarta said.
She said the three e-wallet<\/a> operators are Indonesian ride hailing firm Gojek's GoPay, fintech startup OVO, which is owned by Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group and is also backed by Singapore-based riding hailing firm Grab, and state-backed LinkAja.
Four sources with knowledge of the matter said Facebook wants to capitalize on the Indonesian market and is preparing for regulatory approval in the country.
Reuters reported in August that Facebook's WhatsApp<\/a> had been in talks with these firms to launch digital payment services in Indonesia.
A spokeswoman for Facebook said the company was seeking to bring digital payments to more countries and believed \"digital payments will... open up extraordinary opportunities for businesses to grow.\"
\"We are in conversations with partners in Indonesia, however the discussions are ongoing and we do not have anything further to share at this stage,\" she added.
OVO and Gojek declined to comment. LinkAja was not immediately available for comment.
Facebook is keen to accelerate its expansion in Southeast Asia. Indonesia, home to 260 million people and the region's largest economy, is one of the largest markets globally for Facebook and WhatsApp, with over 100 million users.
Facebook is also in separate talks to partner with Gojek, which counts Alphabet's Google and Chinese e-commerce JD.com among its backers, two sources said.
\"The talks could lead either to a strategic partnership, a collaboration, or an investment,\" one person with knowledge of the matter said.
The talks, which predate the coronavirus outbreak, are at an early stage.
Elsewhere in Asia, Facebook has held talks to buy a multi billion dollar stake in Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd's telecom unit, media reports said.
Gojek declined to comment. Facebook referred Reuters to its general statement.
Having evolved from a ride-hailing service founded in 2010 to a one-stop app offering online payments, food ordering and even massage services, Gojek is valued at $10 billion.
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Facebook, 3月初印尼公司为移动支付approval-regulator会谈
三个数字fintech印尼公司正在与Facebook Inc .申请监管批准推出移动支付,金融监管机构的一位官员说。
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印尼雅加达:三个数字fintech公司正在与脸谱网公司申请监管批准推出移动支付,金融监管机构的一位官员说。
这个计划,如果得到批准,可以成为首批此类服务在社交媒体公司的统一的支付服务Facebook支付它在11月公布,通过跨各种平台包括用户WhatsApp和Instagram可以支付没有退出应用程序。
负责人印尼央行行长助理Filianingsih Hendarta支付系统政策,对路透表示,三家当地公司接洽了监管机构询问初步批准支付合作伙伴关系脸谱网。
“到目前为止没有人提交正式的申请。他们中的一些人刚与BI讨论协商会议(印尼央行),”Hendarta说。
她说,三电子钱包运营商印尼骑公司Gojek GoPay, fintech启动蛋,印尼力宝集团集团和旗下也由新加坡骑公司抓住,和国有LinkAja。
四个知情人士说,Facebook希望利用印尼市场,准备在中国监管机构的批准。
据路透社报道,8月FacebookWhatsApp在与这些公司在印度尼西亚推出电子支付服务。
Facebook的一位发言人表示,该公司正寻求把数字支付更多的国家和相信“数字支付…开放的企业成长的机会。”
“我们在对话与合作伙伴在印尼,然而,谈判正在进行中,我们没有任何进一步分享在这个阶段,”她补充道。
蛋和Gojek拒绝置评。LinkAja没有立即对此事发表评论。
Facebook希望加速其在东南亚的扩张。印度尼西亚,拥有2.6亿人口和该地区最大的经济体,在全球最大的市场之一Facebook和WhatsApp,拥有超过1亿用户。
Facebook也在单独会谈与Gojek合作,计数字母表的谷歌和中国电子商务JD.com在其支持者,两个来源说。
“会谈将导致在一个战略伙伴关系,合作,或投资,”一位知情人士说。
会谈前,早在冠状病毒疫情,处于初期阶段。
在亚洲其他地区,Facebook已经举行了会谈购买几十亿美元的印度大型企业集团Reliance工业股份有限公司的电信部门,媒体报道说。
Gojek拒绝置评。Facebook被路透社通用语句。
从ride-hailing进化服务成立于2010年的一站式应用提供在线支付,食物分类和按摩服务,Gojek价值100亿美元。
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