Jakarta, Jan. 27 -- Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) on January 26 instructed banks to freeze more than 30,000 accounts suspected of being involved in online gambling activities, marking the latest move in stepped-up efforts to crack down on a growing form of financial crime in the Southeast Asian country. OJK's Chief Banking Supervisor Dian Ediana Rae said from September 2023 to December 2025, OJK ordered banks to block more than 30,000 accounts indicated to be linked to online gambling. Beyond responding to blocking requests, banks are actively conducting web crawling to identify accounts used for transactions on online gambling platforms. The findings are coordinated with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs fo...