Expertise: Technology, Media, & Telecommunication

Cryptoassets & Blockchain – Indonesia

Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets & Blockchain: Indonesia provides local insights into the legal and regulatory framework in Indonesia; use of cryptoassets for investment, financing, trading and payments; cryptocurrency mining; blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies; and recent trends. Legal framework for cryptoassets in Indonesia The crypto industry in Indonesia falls under the Cryptoassets & Blockchain – Indonesia

Fintech – Indonesia

The Financial Technology Law Review, 6th edition The Financial Technology Law Review provides an in-depth global overview of the fast-evolving fintech sector. It covers the most salient points of law and practice in each jurisdiction, including key licensing and other regulatory requirements, common business models and digital markets, intellectual property, data protection and much more. Fintech – Indonesia

Indonesia Legal Update: Mechanism to Designate Foreign and Domestic E-Commerce Providers as VAT Collectors

In response to the continued growth of the country’s e-commerce sector, the Indonesian government has implemented a mechanism to authorize and require foreign and domestic e-commerce providers to charge and collect value-added tax (“VAT”) on sales of digital goods and services to customers in Indonesia. The latest rules are set forth in Ministry of Finance Indonesia Legal Update: Mechanism to Designate Foreign and Domestic E-Commerce Providers as VAT Collectors

SSEK Advises Indosat on $300m Data Center JV with BDx

SSEK has advised Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison) on a US$300 million joint venture with Indosat subsidiary PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta and Asian data center company Big Data Exchange (BDx) to establish a new “data center and cloud-focused operation” in Indonesia. The companies said the JV was formed to “meet Indonesia’s growing SSEK Advises Indosat on $300m Data Center JV with BDx

SSEK Assists Blackstone-backed Moonbug in Acquisition of Singapore Animation Studio Behind ‘Oddbods’

SSEK Legal Consultants, acting as Indonesian counsel, has assisted London-based media company Moonbug Entertainment with the acquisition of Singapore-based media company and production studio One Animation. Moonbug Entertainment is a subsidiary of Candle Media, a media entity backed by private equity firm Blackstone. One Animation is behind children’s animated shows Oddbods, Antiks, Insectibles and Rob SSEK Assists Blackstone-backed Moonbug in Acquisition of Singapore Animation Studio Behind ‘Oddbods’