SECURITIES CROWDFUNDING : TRANSFORMASI PEMBIAYAAN USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH DI INDONESIA
ABSTRACTThis study aims to analyze the transformation of small and medium enterprise (SMEs) financing in Indonesia. This research is motivated by the phenomenon of SMEs, which often face problems in financing. However, on the other hand, financial institutions find it difficult to find a database of SMEs to channel their loans. This study uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Sources of data were obtained from various sources, both primary and secondary. Primary data is obtained from statements made by informants from the Financial Services Authority, the Association of Indonesian Crowdfunding Services, crowdfunding players, and SMEs that have taken advantage of crowdfunding. Meanwhile, secondary data were obtained from several published articles. The results show that the government has helped provide a source of financing for SMEs, both through banking and non-banking. However, there were several obstacles that occurred in the field, both from SMEs and financial institutions. Securities crowdfunding instruments raises new hopes for SMEs in fulfilling financing. In addition to an easy submission procedure, access can also be done via a digital platform. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis transformasi pembiayaan Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) di Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh fenomena UKM yang sering menghadapi permasalahan dalam pembiayaan. Namun, disisi lain lembaga pembiayaan kesulitan mencari database UKM untuk menyalurkan kreditnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Sumber data diperoleh dari berbagai sumber baik primer maupun sekunder. Data primer diperoleh dari pernyataan yang diungkapkan oleh informan dari Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, Asosiasi Layanan Urun Dana Indonesia, pelaku crowdfunding, dan UKM yang telah memanfaatkan crowdfunding. Sedangkan data sekunder diperoleh dari beberapa artikel yang telah diterbitkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemerintah telah membantu menyediakan sumber pembiayaan UKM baik melalui perbankan maupun non perbankan. Namun ada beberapa kendala yang terjadi di lapangan baik dari pelaku UKM maupun lembaga pembiayaan. Instrumen securities crowdfunding memunculkan harapan baru bagi pelaku UKM dalam memenuhi pembiayaan. Selain prosedur pengajuan yang mudah, aksesnya pun dapat dilakukan melalui platform digital.