12/18/2016

The maximal interest rate of card credit will be 2.25% in 2017

 The maximal interest rate of card credit will be 2.25% in 2017

The upper limit of credit card interest has been officially to be 2.25% officially begin in 2017, said eni panggabean, head of payment policy and bank supervision department of bank central of indonesia.
Bank indonesia has socialized to bank sectors to adjust their interest at 2.25%  likewise to change their funding structure since there is cost to be borne.

BI expected the maximum limit of 2.25% will encourage the use of credit cards as means for non cash transaction. This in a line with country's framework to use non cash transaction one of which to diminish the act of corruption and ease of transaction for the people. 

According to BI data, the credit card growth is only 2.85% per october 2016 which is 17.22 millions while in october 2015 it was 16.75 millions.

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