Report: Constructing Digital Finance Options for Ladies E-Commerce Entrepreneurs: A Demand-Facet Exploration in Indonesia

Till early 2023, 64.2 million MSMEs in Indonesia represented 96% of the labor pressure. Of those companies, about two-thirds are women-owned. Whereas not all of those are e-commerce companies, 24% of MSMEs (~17.5 million MSMEs) have used e-commerce in advertising and marketing their merchandise in 2021. This rising sub-segment of Indonesian companies represents a chance for monetary companies suppliers. Nevertheless, there may be restricted knowledge obtainable within the Indonesian market incorporating gender intentionality which can restrict girls’s financial empowerment and create obstacles for better inclusion of girls e-commerce entrepreneurs. 

Recognizing this, Ladies’s World Banking got down to perceive how girls e-commerce entrepreneurs use e-commerce platforms to extend their financial engagement and enterprise progress. We additionally got down to acknowledge how digital and monetary companies suppliers and policymakers in Indonesia drive girls entrepreneurs’ monetary inclusion and financial empowerment by means of e-commerce platforms. 

The report is directed at authorities, e-commerce suppliers and monetary companies suppliers. It concludes with a matrix of actions and suggestions for constructing higher design and implementation of digital and monetary applications, merchandise, and companies for ladies e-commerce entrepreneurs in Indonesia. It’s obtainable in English and Bahasa Indonesia.