BRI Syariah disbursed PEN funds of IDR 1 trillion in three months

ILLUSTRATION. Customers make transactions at the BRI Syariah branch office./pho KONTAN / Carolus Agus Waluyo / 17/11/2020.

Reporter: Dina Mirayanti Hutauruk | Editor: Handoyo.

KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. PT Bank BRIsyariah Tbk (BREEZE) is committed to continuing to support the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program initiated by the Government. After securing a placement of funds of IDR1 trillion in September 2020, BRIsyariah has distributed IDR1,152 trillion.

President Director of BRIsyariah, Ngatari, explained that the placement of Government funds is IDR 1 trillion, with a distribution target of IDR 2 trillion. Until the end of November 2020, BRIsyariah has distributed PEN funds to 11,492 customers.

BRIsyariah distributes PEN funds to MSME players, both productive and trading. “About 41% percent of PEN recipients are in the trade sector. For example, basic food and medical equipment. Meanwhile, the rest are in the production, agriculture and service sectors, ”explained Ngatari in his official statement, Sunday (29/11).

BRIsyariah is committed to allocating PEN funds to MSME players. BRIsyariah realizes that MSMEs are the backbone of the national economy which is able to absorb up to 97% of the total workforce.

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Ngatari said that the PEN channeling strategy included cooperating with a community of micro-entrepreneurs who needed capital assistance and digitalization which would further accelerate the process of disbursing funds through several innovations such as the i-Kurma and Salam Digital applications.

i-Kurma is an application to process financing applications. This application makes it easy for BRIsyariah financing marketers to check data on prospective customers because they are connected online with Dukcapil and OJK so that the decision process is faster. The existence of digital transformation such as the i-Kurma application provides asset growth, DPK, and BRIsyariah financing above the national average.

Meanwhile, Salam Digital is a financing application portal that makes it easy to access customer applications quickly and in accordance with sharia principles. Salam Digital can be accessed through www.salamdigital.brisyariah.co.id to get an easier and faster financing facility.