Bank Mega Syariah: Interests Of The Young Generation In Worshiping Hajj Are Increasing

JAKARTA - Bank Mega Syariah Digital Business Group Head Sigit Suryawan said that the interest of the younger generation to perform the pilgrimage is increasing. This is a jukan of the average number of customers of Bank Mega Syariah Hajj savings.

"The average Hajj savings customer of Bank Mega Syariah is 23 to 25 years old. This shows that people's interest in hajj worship is increasing among the younger generation," Sigit said in a statement received in Jakarta, Thursday.

Recently, Bank Mega Syariah presented the latest feature in the M-Syariah mobile banking application which allows customers to open Hajj savings online. Within one month after its launch at the end of January 2024, said Sigit, customers who open Hajj savings from M-Syariah have reached more than 1,500 customers.

In addition to digital hajj savings, Bank Mega sharia has two other hajj products, namely hajj savings and children's hajj savings. Customers can also get convenience for managing special hajj portion registration services through the "flexy partner mabru" program.

Until the first quarter of 2024, Bank Mega Syariah noted that the volume of Hajj savings grew 3.99 percent year-on-year to more than IDR 254 billion compared to the first quarter of 2023.

To increase the number of Hajj savings customers, Bank Mega Syariah collaborates with referral providers, such as the Hajj guidance group (KBIH), taklim assemblies, universities, schools, government and private agencies, cooperatives, BPRS, and individuals.

Previously, some time ago, President Director of Bank Mega Syariah Yuwono Waluyo said the company focused on Hajj savings to increase third party funds (DPK).

Total Hajj savings customers at Bank Mega Syariah in 2023 will increase by 103 percent compared to 2022. The company also targets that by the end of the year Hajj savings can grow 64 percent on an annual basis.

In addition to providing convenience in Hajj registration, the company also supports waqf programs through the M-Syariah application.

Bank Mega Syariah has experienced more than 15 years as a Sharia Financial Institution Recipient of Cash Waqf (LKS-PWU) and has collaborated with 14 trusted zakat institutions.