Welcoming The Nataru Holiday, Bank Mandiri Prepares Cash Capai Rp26 Trillion

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JAKARTA - PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI) will allocate IDR 26 trillion in cash, an increase of 4.6 percent compared to the realization in the previous year to welcome transaction needs during the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) holiday period.

Bank Mandiri's SEVP Corporate Relations Wisnu Trihanggodo conveyed that the provision of these funds was an anticipatory step by Bank Mandiri against the surge in public needs for cash transactions during the holiday period which lasted 33 days, from December 1, 2024 to January 2, 2025.

Wisnu added that the increase in allocation was carried out following the projected increase in public ATM/CRM transactions.

"Based on historical results, the projected increase in the need for funds for ATMs/CRM itself this year is 3.3 percent, which will focus on ATM/CRM machines located at airports, terminals, train stations and major tourist attractions," said Vishnu in an official statement on Thursday, December 5.

Wisnu said the company had anticipated the peak of customer transactions at ATMs and EDCs on Christmas and New Year's 2025.

Meanwhile, until now, the total operating ATMs of Bank Mandiri have recorded 12,885 machines connected to ATM Link networks, Joint ATMs, Prima ATMs and Visa/Plus throughout Indonesia. Meanwhile, the Mandiri EDC network is recorded as many as 258,000 units across all merchants.

Wisnu said that the company projects that there will be a peak need for filling in ATM money, which falls two days before the celebration of the 2024 Christmas and two days before the 2025 new year.

"Transactions on EDC machines are also expected to increase during the Christmas and New Year 2025 period, given the distribution of THR for employees celebrating Christmas. Anticipating this, Bank Mandiri has provided 259,000 EDC networks to support customer non-cash transactions," he explained.

In optimizing non-cash transactions during the Nataru period, Wisnu said that the company also distributed 947,000 e-money Mandiri electronic money cards to branch networks and Bank Mandiri merchant partners.

In addition, Wisnu also ensures the readiness of digital banking service networks such as the Livin' by Mandiri super app and Kopra by Mandiri to help customers make financial transactions.

Wisnu added that he also invites customers to take advantage of digital features in Livin' by Mandiri for the needs of financial transactions and lifestyles during the Christmas and New Year 2025 holidays.

"We continue to be committed to providing fast, secure, and easy digital solutions to meet financial needs," he explained.

As additional information, since the launch of users of the Livin' by Mandiri application, it has reached 28.1 million users as of October 2024, an increase of 32 percent yoy. And the total value of Livin' by Mandiri transactions has reached IDR 3,315 trillion with a transaction frequency of 3.1 billion transactions.