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Press Release: Financial Inclusion Strengthening, OJK Simultaneously Inaugurates Eight TPAKD in South Kalimantan

 Press Release: Financial Inclusion Strengthening, OJK Simultaneously Inaugurates Eight TPAKD in South Kalimantan

Mar 7 2025
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                   SP 47/GKPB/OJK/III/2025

 

PRESS RELEASE

FINANCIAL INCLUSION STRENGTHENING, OJK SIMULTANEOUSLY
INAUGURATES EIGHT TPAKD IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN

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Banjarmasin, March 7, 2025. Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Regional Government of South Kalimantan Province increased synergism in improving public financial inclusion for regional economic growth.

The Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team (TPKAD) is believed to be the driver of public financial inclusion acceleration.

OJK and the South Kalimantan Provincial Government simultaneously inaugurated eight TPAKD in the South Kalimantan Province cities and regencies: Banjar, Banjarbaru, Barito Kuasa, Hulu Sungai Selatan, Hulu Sungai Tengah, Hulu Sungai Utara, Balangan, dan Tanah Bumbu. The inauguration was held at the Sasangga Meeting Room of former South Kalimantan Governor's Office.

Chief Executive of Market Conduct Supervision, Education, and Consumer Protection of OJK Friderica Widyasari Dewi and the Governor of South Kalimantan Muhidin attended the inauguration.

In her remarks, Friderica said TPAKD serves as the driver of public financial access acceleration, which is essential for the regional economy foundation strengthening and national economic growth.

“The synergism between the regional government and OJK is the key to enforce financial stability, to support the MSMEs, and to increase financial literacy and inclusion in all regions," said Friderica.

Furthermore, she expected TPAKD to prosper the local community in addition to driving the regional economy, and consequently the national economy.

TPAKD is an interagency and stakeholders' coordination forum that expands public financial access and improves the regional economy through MSME empowerment, regional economy development, and prioritized economy sectors strengthening.

Governor of South Kalimantan Muhidin also extended his message for all city/regency government to collaborate with financial regulators, financial services business actors, and other institutions to increase inclusive financial access and equally distributed economic growth in South Kalimantan. 

“On behalf of the South Kalimantan Provincial Government, I support the Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team's progress in the regions. Let us commit to create continuous and inclusive economic growth in the regions," Muhidin said.

The simultaneous inauguration was preceded by the Regional Coordination Meeting of South Kalimantan TPAKD to evaluate all TPAKD work programs throughout 2024, strategic directions refreshment, and consolidation of TPAKD work programs in 2025.

As an implementation of financial access acceleration, the inauguration was followed by the signing of Collaboration Agreement of Laku Pandai, as well as the opening of Islamic boarding school bank accounts for the Sharia Financial Islamic Boarding School Inclusive Ecosystem (EPIKS) program implementation Ponpes Manbaul Ulum.

There are 1 provincial TPAKD and 13 city/regency TPAKD in the South Kalimantan Province that has been actively implementing the work programs in 2024. Several TPAKD flagship programs in the South Kalimantan Province supporting the public financial prosperity improvement includes Credit/Financing Against Loansharks (“KPMR"), One Bank Account for One Student (“KEJAR"), Inclusive Financial Ecosystem (“EKI"), Rice Plantation Business Insurance (“AUTP") distribution, and financial education.

The South Kalimantan Province TPAKD inauguration is expected to strengthen the collaborations between the regional government and financial industry actors, thereby expanding the public financial access to the financial services sector, and enhancing South Kalimantan Province financial services institutions' capacity in marketing financial products/services in accordance with the public and MSME's needs. By improving these aspects, the South Kalimantan Province economy activities and development as well as the public prosperity are expected to improve.

 

 

 

 

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For more information

Acting Head of Financial Literacy, Inclusion, and Communication Dept. – M. Ismail Riyadi

Telp. 021.29600000; Email: humas@ojk.go.id


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