Ustaz Yusuf Mansur Buys 250 Million Shares Of MNC Bank Owned By Conglomerate Hary Tanoesoedibjo, Spends Rp. 83 Billion?

Ustaz Yusuf Mansur. (Photo: Instagram @yusufmansurnew)

JAKARTA - Ustaz Yusuf Mansur bought shares of PT Bank MNC International Tbk (MNC Bank). He bought the company's shares coded BABP through the consortium he leads.

In an information disclosure on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) website, quoted on Tuesday, June 22, Yusuf Mansur bought 250 million shares of the bank owned by conglomerate Hary Tanoesoedibjo from Windly Ltd, an affiliated company of PT MNC Kapital Indonesia Tbk.

Through this share purchase, both parties agreed to a commitment to promote MNC Bank's MotionBanking service. Through the network he manages, Ustad Yusuf Mansur will promote the opening of a MotionBanking account to a total of 10 million people.

The network in question is tahfizh houses throughout Indonesia and abroad that reach Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, to Egypt. Then, the network of Tahfizh Daarul Qur'an Islamic Boarding Schools throughout Indonesia, which has now reached 48 branches. There are also Paytren and Treninet networks.

Yusuf Mansur is also optimistic that he can take part in increasing the number of MotionBanking customers by at least one million within three months.

"We are happy and proud to be a part of the growth of MotionBanking, the nation's proud platform towards the best digital banking in Indonesia. Through this strategic partnership, I and the consortium will fully support the increase in the number of new MotionBanking customers, promoting them into the network I manage," said Yusuf Mansur.

Yusuf Mansur said that opening a MotionBanking account is quite easy, you only need to take a selfie with your e-KTP. This makes him optimistic that he can contribute to attracting 1 million customers within 3 months. The big target is to reach 3 million new users by the end of 2021.

"I believe that MotionBanking services are guaranteed to be safe, full of blessings and beneficial for the people of Indonesia," said Yusuf Mansur.

If you refer to BCAP's share price today, MNC Bank is at the level of Rp334 per share. This means that Yusuf Mansur spent around Rp. 83 billion for this purchase.