Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK), working with capital market self-regulatory organisations, held the 2026 Integrated Capital Market Socialisation and Education programme in Serang, Banten to strengthen capital market literacy and inclusion, widen the domestic retail investor base, and encourage use of the capital market as a channel for regional development financing while reducing exposure to illegal investment schemes. Speaking at an education event at Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, OJK’s Chief Executive for Capital Market, Derivative Finance, and Carbon Exchange Supervision Hasan Fawzi cited the 2025 National Survey on Financial Literacy and Inclusion as showing capital market literacy of around 17.78 percent, and urged investors to understand their risk profile, avoid speculative behaviour, and be alert to volatility, scams presented as “legal” stock or crypto offerings, and potential misuse of accounts for crimes such as money laundering. OJK reported that Indonesia’s capital market investor count reached 24.4 million by end-March 2026, with 54 percent under 30 years old, while Banten recorded 1.2 million investors, placing it in the national top five. SEPMT 2026 activities in Banten ran from 8–10 April 2026 and targeted civil servants, women’s communities, and students, including sessions attended by 1,000 provincial civil servants with an initiative to establish an Investment Gallery within the provincial government environment, outreach to 500 women participants, and a public lecture attended by 2,100 students covering digital assets, capital market products and mechanisms, and investor protection. The programme also included socialisation on regional bonds to the Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team to promote regional bonds or sukuk as alternative funding for local development.

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