PayPal is temporarily open in Indonesia

@May2k8 (18159)

Indonesia

July 31, 2022 6:58am CST

In Indonesia, financial services need to obtain a permit from Bank Indonesia or the Financial Services Authority. The reason PayPal was blocked was that we had carried out illegal operations in Indonesia and we were told to take all the money from Paypal until August 5, 2022 (5 days from now). So it's possible that Indonesia can no longer accept payments via Paypal and myLot only pays through that. What are your thought? I probably would reduce my time on myLot.

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@LadyDuck (461940)

• Switzerland

31 Jul 22

I am very sorry, myLot right now only has the option to be paid via PayPal.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

Yes it is very hard for me to leave myLot.

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@LadyDuck (461940)

• Switzerland

31 Jul 22

@May2k8 It is sad, don't you have someone in another country who could cash the money for you?

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

@LadyDuck Unfortunately I don't have one, after all we can only accept digital money to create less fee.

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@Nakitakona (56300)

• Philippines

2 Aug 22

Your government has the valid reason for that, I surmise.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

2 Aug 22

But this is not the right time to do that because there are about 33 million people still using it here, the government should hold talks first before acting.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

4 Aug 22

@Nakitakona Tomorrow is the last day where PayPal must immediately register itself as a legal company in Indonesia.

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@Nakitakona (56300)

• Philippines

3 Aug 22

@May2k8 You're right. There should be a public consultation or hearing for that matter.

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@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

31 Jul 22

Read this in the news the other day. Seems a lot of sites have been blocked in Indonesia.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

Yeah as @PhredWreck already explained.

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@jobelbojel (34747)

• Philippines

2 Aug 22

Sad news for the Indonesians who are using these platforms. Maybe you can still post here until the issue is resolved and PayPal will reopen there.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

2 Aug 22

I decided to take all my money on PayPal as the problem is not yet resolved and I would still post here if I have enough time.

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@CarolDM (203449)

• Nashville, Tennessee

31 Jul 22

That does not sound good at all. I hope PayPal will return for your country.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

PayPal may have committed many violations in Indonesia and it seems that it is very difficult to return and the ministry of communication and information has given us time to immediately transfer our money which is there.

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@luisga814 (6913)

• Quezon City, Philippines

31 Jul 22

Oh! I'm sorry about that. You only have 5 days to get all your money from PayPal to transfer your money to your bank. Honestly, I don't have any information of the action of myLot here.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

I also didn't know about it before seeing the news.

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@luisga814 (6913)

• Quezon City, Philippines

31 Jul 22

@May2k8 I hope you enough time to recover your money.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

@luisga814 After all, it's impossible to get everything from Paypal, some are still left in myLot.

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@snowy22315 (172022)

• United States

12 Aug 22

I don't know hopefully it is only temporary.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

12 Aug 22

Yes you are right it has been full open since August 4.

@ifa225 (14364)

• Indonesia

7 Jan 23

It has been a while that I don't check my PayPal, I just heard this news from you This is frustrating

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@ifa225 (14364)

• Indonesia

8 Jan 23

@May2k8 it is so relief to know that

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

8 Jan 23

You don't need to worry because a few months ago PayPal was legally registered as a foreign company in Indonesia by applicable law.

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@toniganzon (72279)

• Philippines

31 Jul 22

Now that really sucks if PayPal won't be available in Indonesia anymore. And I don't blame you if you can't be here as much as you used to.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Jul 22

Yes of course, they should have informed us a month before the blocking occurred.

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@RebeccasFarm (87035)

• United States

9 Aug 22

Oh no

Indonesia will not be using Paypal?

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

10 Aug 22

we can again use PayPal as a means of payment since August 4.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

10 Aug 22

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@RebeccasFarm (87035)

• United States

10 Aug 22

@May2k8 Oh thank God

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@cacay1 (83237)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

31 Aug 22

@May2k8, nah that's bad to know. Why was there illegal operations in your country? This might only be temporary.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

31 Aug 22

It is illegal because PayPal has used someone else's name to be registered in the administration of electronic information and has become legal because the name has been changed to the real one.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

1 Sep 22

@cacay1 More precisely is to block it, the good things PayPal is already open as a foreign company here.

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@cacay1 (83237)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

31 Aug 22

@May2k8 that could be resolved without banning PayPal. Many are affected.

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@DianneN (247205)

• United States

29 Aug 22

I heard that PayPal is once again operating in your country. Hope it’s true and you can myLot again.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

30 Aug 22

You are right, after going through a long process, everything is under control.

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@DianneN (247205)

• United States

31 Aug 22

@May2k8 Happy for you

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@thelme55 (76635)

• Germany

9 Aug 22

How I wish Mylot has another option of paying instead of PayPal so you will be paid.

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@May2k8 (18159)

• Indonesia

10 Aug 22

we have no more problems with PayPal because they have complied with the regulations made by the government.