QRIS Transaction Volume Via BSI Grows 30 Percent During XXI PON

JAKARTA - The transaction volume of the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) of PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk (BSI) during the XXI Aceh-North Sumatra National Sports Week (PON) on September 9-20, 2024 grew by 30 percent from the usual value of IDR 1.27 billion.

The increase in the number of transactions with an average of 9,667 times or an increase of 23.8 percent from usual.

"The presence of BSI during PON XXI is a form of effort in expanding Islamic banking literacy and inclusion in Indonesia," said BSI President Director Hery Gunardi in an official statement, Jakarta, Wednesday.

Likewise, the volume of transactions at BSI ATMs has increased by 10.6 percent from the usual value of IDR 115.2 billion. This value was obtained from the number of transactions as much as 164,559 times, an increase of 8.8 percent from usual.

Then, the volume of transactions through the BSI EDC (Electronic Data Capture) machine increased by 8.8 percent from the usual value of Rp339 million, the average transaction volume through the BSI Smart Agent increased by about 5 percent or Rp170.3 million, as well as the average cash in through tellers in the BSI branch during PON XXI amounting to Rp241.8 billion and cash out of Rp237.6 billion.

This achievement is considered to show the success of BSI as the main supporter who contributes to the smooth running of financial transactions during the XXI PON event.

"Alhamdulillah, we can directly support the smooth running of financial transactions during PON XXI. Therefore, we would like to thank the entire community, athletes, officials, and tourists who access BSI as financial, social, and spiritual friends during PON XXI. Hopefully, BSI's presence at PON XXI yesterday can bring the public closer to Islamic banking and the public will also get to know the products and services of BSI," said Hery.

To make the event a success, he continued, BSI strengthened its services massively by providing 910 ATM machines to support transactions during the biggest national sporting event.

A total of 206 machines are new ATM machines, of which 117 units are spread across Banda Aceh, 54 units in Lhokseumawe, and 35 units in Meulaboh.

His party also presents QRIS and EDC-based digital payment services spread across various merchants in Aceh.

A total of 45,866 QRIS merchants have been registered, exceeding the target of 45 thousand merchants, while EDC engines have been installed at 1,399 merchants.

In addition, cash of more than IDR 2.7 trillion was also provided at 16 Branch Offices, 137 Sub-Branch Offices (KCP), and 7 Functional Funding Offices (KFF).

Thus, BSI is said to be able to guarantee that the public's cash needs as long as PON is met.

In addition to banking infrastructure, BSI also pays attention to the spiritual needs of athletes and visitors during the XXI PON yesterday. BSI prepared musholla cars in two main locations, namely the National Hope Stadium and Rindam Shooting Field. Eight units of prayer rooms were also placed in various venues such as stadiums, ports, and sports centers," he said.