Consumer Protection in The Digital Era: Analyzing Legal Gaps in Online Lending

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Wahyu Hengky Saputro
Fery Irawan Febriansyah
Yogi Prasetyo

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This article aims to analyze regulatory gaps and weaknesses in consumer protection in online lending (fintech lending) practices in Indonesia, particularly regarding legal protection, personal data security, contract transparency, and law enforcement mechanisms. The main gap lies in the suboptimal integration of legal norms governing consumer protection, fintech oversight, and digital data governance, resulting in legal uncertainty, consumer vulnerability to data misuse, excessive interest rates, and intimidating debt collection practices. This research uses a doctrinal study method with an analysis of national regulations and a comparison of international regulatory frameworks to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of existing policies. The study results show that although Indonesia has regulations such as the Consumer Protection Law, POJK No. 77/2016, and the Personal Data Protection Law, their implementation remains weak due to limited oversight capacity, legal fragmentation, and low public digital literacy. This condition results in difficulties in prosecuting illegal lenders and rampant violations of consumer rights. Therefore, comprehensive regulatory reformulation, increased digital forensics and cross-border investigation capacity, strengthened sanctions for violators, and public education are needed to create a fairer, more transparent, and more sustainable digital lending ecosystem

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Wahyu Hengky Saputro, Fery Irawan Febriansyah, & Yogi Prasetyo. (2026). Consumer Protection in The Digital Era: Analyzing Legal Gaps in Online Lending. Padjadjaran Journal of International Law, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.23920/pjil.v10i1.2597
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