TLDR Indonesia’s PPATK wants an extra $31.7M for its 2027 budget to fight online gambling and money laundering The increase would more than triple the agency’s current budget to $47.3M PPATK warned gambling transactions could spike during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Indonesia’s QRIS digital payment system has been linked to football betting transactions Despite a drop in turnover, Indonesia recorded 422.1 million gambling transactions in 2025
Indonesia’s financial intelligence agency, PPATK, has asked for an extra IDR516.4 billion — around $31.7 million — to fund its 2027 operations. The request would push the agency’s total budget to $47.3 million, more than three times what it currently receives.
PPATK says the money is needed to strengthen work across transaction monitoring, financial investigations, international cooperation, and technology systems. The agency has argued that digital financial channels are increasingly being used to move gambling-related funds.
Budget Would Expand Monitoring Capacity
If the budget is approved, PPATK would have greater resources to track suspicious financial flows and support enforcement efforts across multiple agencies. Lawmakers have already expressed backing for the proposal, giving it political momentum as it moves through the budget process.
The agency has linked the funding request directly to the scale of illegal gambling activity it is dealing with. In 2025, Indonesia recorded 422.1 million gambling transactions and IDR36.01 trillion — around $2.4 billion — in deposits, even as overall turnover fell.
That level of activity has kept pressure on PPATK to maintain and expand its enforcement work. The budget increase is meant to help the agency keep pace with that demand.
PPATK also flagged the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a potential risk period. The agency said it has already detected transaction patterns similar to those seen ahead of previous major football tournaments.
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