OJK Requires Banks in Indonesia to Block Accounts Suspected of Money Laundering
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is reinforcing banking transaction regulations in Indonesia. This time, through the OJK Regulation (POJK) Number 17 of 2023 on Public Bank Governance, OJK requires banks to combat money laundering, prevent terrorist financing, and prevent the financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation.
This provision is stated in Article 86 of POJK 17/2023. In this regulation, OJK orders banks to implement anti-money laundering (AML) programs, prevention of terrorist financing (PTF), and prevention of financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation in conducting business activities.
