Indonesia-based electronic transaction services provider Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis, which is indirectly owned by Indosat Ooredoo, decided to cancel its initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange because the company may have found an alternative for fresh funds to finance the company's purchase of information technology equipment and to strengthen its working capital.

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While authorities plan to have scrapped cash payments altogether at the nation's toll road booths by October 2017, most Indonesians continue to use cash when paying for toll road tickets. Based on the latest data, only 28 percent of toll road payments in June were done using electronic money. The plan to end cash payments at toll roads is part of the country's push for a cashless society.

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Bank Indonesia curbed foreign ownership in local companies that offer electronic payment services to a 20 percent stake through the implementation of Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 18/40/PBI/2016 on the Operation of Payment Transaction Processing. Central Bank Governor Agus Martowardojo said this new regulation will strengthen the development of technology-based financial services firms in Indonesia by enhancing the sector's regulatory framework amid growing interest in financial technology.

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