The purpose of this research is to describe the role of Financial Technology in enhancing financial inclusion in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) industry through accessibility and assistance. MSMEs play a very important role in increasing regional and national economic growth. There are various types of MSMEs that are scattered throughout Indonesia with the main problem being capital. The rapid growth of FinTech's financing business is currently an alternative that can be accessed by all levels of society through financial inclusion, which is one way to socialize the financial sector specially to facilitate financial access services for the public. The population in this study were members of Dekranasda (Dewan Kerajinan Nasional Daerah) Denpasar assisted and the determination of samples was based on purposive sampling method which includes people involved in a weaving craft business and have been fostered for at least 3 years. The method of data collection is by questionnaires, documentation and interviews. The method of data analysis in this study is the instrument test, classic assumption test, and hypothesis testing with the SPSS program. Based on the results of the analysis of accessibility and assistance, financial technology has a significant positive effect on capital development. By funding MSMEs, lenders get investment alternatives with attractive returns. On the other hand, MSMEs borrowers get business capital loans without collateral with an easy and fast online process.
A fraudulent financial statement is an issue that continues to be discussed as a form of deviation from corporate governance. Covid-19 pandemic has also demanded management to uphold the company's performance to have a good public image. Thus, the present study sets out to scrutinize the fraud pentagon theory on fraudulent financial statements. Each element is not able to be tested directly. However, there are proxies. The pressure element is proxied as a personal financial need. The opportunity is becoming the nature of industry. Each of the qualities of the external auditors as well as the change of directors propose rationalization and competence. The frequent number of CEO’s appearances in photos is a proxy of arrogance. The testing was carried out on the registered pharmaceutical companies of the Indonesian stock exchange in the span of the 2015-2019 period. The samples were selected by the means of sampling technique which is purposive. Data are scrutinized by the means of panel data regression. The analysis results show that the characteristics of the industry positively affects financial reports which are fraudulent. Changing top management positions such as directors can be an indication of financial reports which are fraudulent. The personal financial need variables, the caliber of external auditors and the quantity of CEO’s appearance in photos pose no effects on the fraudulent financial statements of the Indonesian's pharmaceutical companies.
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