Indonesia

IDC reported Indonesian smartphone shipments fell for the first time during 2022, wiping out growth from the preceding three years. The research company placed annual shipments at 35 million units, down 14.

Indonesian smartphone shipments fell to a two-year low in Q1 mostly due to the impact of Covid-19 (coronavirus), IDC figures showed, with analysts predicting little hope of recovery until Q3 at the earliest. Shipments of 7.

Indonesia-based multi-service app company GoJek bought point of sale technology company Moka for $130 million, Bloomberg reported, extending its existing financial services offering into merchant payment services.

Mobile money has made rapid strides in Asia over the past five years, with the southern part of the continent experiencing an average annual growth rate of 46 per cent in mobile money accounts.

Indonesia’s central bank approved a standard QR code system, with mobile payment providers given until the end of the year to upgrade platforms to accept the new protocols.

The Indonesian government restricted access to certain features on social media and messaging apps in the wake of violent protests in the nation’s capital.

Users in Indonesia regained access to Chinese video app Tik Tok after government officials in the country overturned a ban on the service.