Permata Virtual Account
Country: Indonesia (ID) | Payment Rail: bank_clearing
BankTransfer
Market Adoption: 40%
Permata Virtual Account is a widely adopted bank transfer and Virtual Account service in Indonesia, featuring high inter-bank interoperability and automated reconciliation extensively used for e-commerce and corporate billing.
🔄 User Payment Flow
- Customer selects Permata VA on merchant checkout
- System displays unique 16-digit Permata Virtual Account number
- Customer opens PermataME mobile app, ATM, or any inter-bank transfer app (via Alto/ATM Bersama/Prima network)
- Customer transfers the exact invoice amount
- Payment is reconciled and marked complete immediately
⚙️ Characteristics & Settlement
| Instant Payment | YES |
| Supports QR | NO |
| Supports Recurring | NO |
| Supports Refund | YES |
🛠️ Merchant Integration Steps
- Merchant creates VA transaction through payment gateway (e.g. Midtrans, Xendit, DLocal)
- Payment gateway issues Permata VA number and tracks transfer
- Bank Permata sends instant credit notification to gateway
- Merchant receives webhook and marks transaction successful