Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Indonesia is beginning to redefine how it measures access to finance, shifting the focus away from the number of bank accounts people hold toward a more fundamental question: how resilient families are in the face of economic shocks.

The shift became increasingly apparent after President Prabowo Subianto unveiled the National Council for Financial Welfare (DNKK) at a national coordination meeting of regional teams tasked with expanding access to financial services, known as TPAKD, on Oct. 22, 2026.

At its core, the DNKK is a rebranded version of the National Council for Inclusive Finance. Yet the change appears to go beyond a simple renaming exercise.

The launch of the new council signals a broader recalibration of ...