Financial inclusion and banking performance in Indonesia
Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the impact of financial inclusion and banking performance in Indonesia. The study uses 4 financial inclusion indicators, among others: (i) the ratio of third-party funds to gross domestic income, (ii) the ratio of credit to gross domestic income, (iii) the number of ATMS, (iv) the number of branch offices. Design/methodology/approach: The purposive sampling method is used to select the research sample. The descriptive statistical test and hypothesis test is used to analyze the data using e-eviews program. This research uses the population of data from the National Banking annual report either go public or not during the year 2014 to the year 2018. The study assumed financial inclusion can increase bank performance. Findings: By conducting a regression analysis, researchers found that several indicators of financial inclusion can help improve banking performance using ROA and NIM ratios, as well as some indicators of financial inclusion that do not demonstrate its influence. The results of this study drove banking as one of the formal financial institutions to increase financial inclusion. Banks can earn more profit if financial inclusion increases Practical implications: These findings will be very helpful to government or management to maximize their firm performance using provides services that are able to accommodate the needs of the society, whether it has a small business (SME) and the overall economic development Originality/value: This article provides a new insight of some indicators of financial inclusion that do not demonstrate its influence to banking performance. ; peer-reviewed