Responding To 42 Food Persons At Hajj Plus Market, Bank Muamalat Shares Experiences Managing Hajj Funds To Nigerian Governments

President Director of Bank Muamalat Achmad Permana (Photo: Doc. Muamalat)

JAKARTA PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk and the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) received an official visit from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria related to efforts to strengthen performance.

Bank Muamalat President Director Achmad Permana during the meeting had the opportunity to share the company's experience in managing Hajj funds. According to him, Bank Muamalat currently controls 42 percent of the hajj plus market share and 14 percent of the regular hajj.

"As of September 2022, the number of Hajj registrants at Bank Muamalat grew by 50 percent year on year (yoy) far above industrial growth of 22 percent," he said on Monday, October 10.

Permana explained that his party is now optimizing digital channels in providing facilities to pilgrims as well as an important step to expand the reach to customers.

Kami memiliki fitur Penakaan Tabungan Jemaah Haji (RTJH) dan Payan Setoran Awal Porsi Haji di aplikasi mobile banking Muamalat Digital Islamic Network (DIN) yang memudahkan calon jemaah haji di Tanah Air untuk melakukan pendaftaran tanpa harus datang langsung ke kantor cabang, tuturnya.

For information, the delegation of the Nigerian government led by Alhaji Zikrullah Kunie Hassan came to study the financial governance and implementation of the pilgrimage in Indonesia. The group also attended the International Hajj Conference as a series of activities for the Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival (ISEF).

Digitalization is the key to the implementation of effective and efficient hajj services. We are optimistic that prospective Indonesian pilgrims who use the online registration feature will continue to grow because it is in accordance with the needs of the digital era," continued Permana.

"Bank Muamalat will also always provide education to young people to prepare optimal and planned Hajj services from an early age," he concluded.