Only A Year Old, BSI Is Included In Forbes' Five Best National Banks

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JAKARTA - PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk. (BSI) is said to have just received the title as one of the five best banks in Indonesia according to research conducted by Forbes.

BSI President Director Hery Gunardi said the international recognition was a positive appreciation for the company to become a sharia finance locomotive, and a new energy for Indonesia in advancing the halal industry.

"We are committed to continuing to innovate in order to achieve our vision by 2024 to become a Top 10 Global Sharia Bank and build a world-class Islamic finance ecosystem," he said in an official statement quoted on Sunday, April 17.

According to Hery, BSI will be committed to the benefit of the people by carrying out various sustainable financial agendas such as village economic programs, food security, taking sides with MSMEs and playing an active and leading role in encouraging national economic acceleration.

"In accordance with the direction of the President, we continue to strive to become an inclusive bank, advance the sharia economy and make Indonesia the center of gravity of the sharia economy in the regional and global scope," he said.

For information, Forbes research entitled The World's Best Banks states that BSI meets five criteria such as trust, terms and conditions, digital services, customer service, and financial advice.

In terms of performance, the bank, which was founded on February 1, 2021, has succeeded in collecting a net profit of IDR 3.03 trillion. The banking institution resulting from the merger of three state-owned banks is known to have distributed financing of Rp. 156.70 trillion with the ability to maintain a net NPF ratio of 0.8 percent in December 2021.

"We will continue to optimize business opportunities in the Islamic finance ecosystem in order to be able to drive BSI's profit growth and performance. Thus, we can provide greater benefits for the people and the government. As a sharia bank, the benefits of BSI for Indonesia do not stop at paying taxes to the government. and dividends to shareholders, but also the payment of zakat for the people," concluded Hery.