Good News From BNI, They Secured Stock Of IDR 15.3 Trillion In Facing Rise In Christmas And New Year's Needs

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JAKARTA - PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk. (BNI) stated that it had prepared cash of Rp. 15.3 trillion to meet service needs during Christmas and New Year (Nataru) 2021.

BNI Corporate Secretary Mucharom said this number increased compared to the allocation in the 2020 period which was recorded at Rp. 14.5 trillion.

"We estimate that the need for cash will continue to increase, especially from December 19, 2021 to January 3, 2022. BNI is optimistic that the community's needs will be met," he said in an official statement quoted on Thursday, December 23.

According to Mucharom, the number of company outlets that are open in the Nataru 2021-2022 period is more (up 8 percent) namely 1,768 outlets compared to 1,632 outlets during Nataru 2020-2022.

"We estimate that the economic revival will be felt significantly in several places, such as malls, hotels, entertainment and recreation places which have begun to open while still observing health protocols," he said.

However, Mucharom assesses the need for sharing and sending money will continue to be high, especially outside Jabodetabek. This is anticipated by the company with digital solutions.

"We are also actively holding programs to encourage more customer transactions on digital channels in the hope of helping the government control people's physical contact," he said.

For information, BNI mobile banking service users as of October 2021 were 9.14 million users. This number is up 54 percent on an annual basis. Meanwhile, the state-owned bank's digital transactions were recorded at 35.32 million with an annual increase of 47 percent.