Expansion of Mobility Services and Its Impact on the Development of a Cashless Society in Indonesia(10)

Spread of mobility service and Indonesian cashless society

In contrast, Grab announced official business partnership with OVO, an electronic payment platform backed by Lippo Group and have it transplanted to mobile application in December, 2016. 

In a country where less than 10% of the population holds credit cards, implementation of e-payment system on mobile devices served as a game changer for the leapfrog of the mobility market. As users can make payments within their balance in the mobile wallet, overall access to mobility services was considerably upgraded.

 

Expansion of Mobility Services and Its Impact on the Development of a Cashless Society in Indonesia(11)

Spread of mobility service and Indonesian cashless society

Huge success of two mobility startups in Indonesia can be partly attributed to the introduction of e-payment methods to their applications. For example, after purchasing a few electronic wallet-related startups, Go-Jek added Go-Pay, an e-payment function to its application in April, 2016. 

In contrast, Grab announced official business partnership with OVO, an electronic payment platform backed by Lippo Group and have it transplanted to mobile application in December, 2016.

Spread of mobility service and Indonesian cashless society(3)

Spread of mobility service and Indonesian cashless society

In contrast, Grab announced official business partnership with OVO, an electronic payment platform backed by Lippo Group and have it transplanted to mobile application in December, 2016. 

In a country where less than 10% of the population holds credit cards, implementation of e-payment system on mobile devices served as a game changer for the leapfrog of the mobility market. As users can make payments within their balance in the mobile wallet, overall access to mobility services was considerably upgraded.