Here's How Muamalat Supports The Growth Of Sharia Economic Digitization

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JAKARTA - PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI) through the Muamalat Institute (MI) is said to continue to make efforts to support the growth of digitalization of Islamic banking. Recently, the first Islamic-principled bank in the country organized the Muamalat Associate Digital Banking Program (MAP-DB) as a real step in developing a national sharia ecosystem. financial mobility into cyberspace. "Inevitably, in a situation like this, the landscape changes, the needs of its customers change, the ecosystem around them changes, and their behavior also changes," he said in an official statement, Monday, August 2. Purnomo, an example of the change in mobility to the digital world can be seen from the people's penchant for consuming information (news) and shopping habits. Bank Muamalat Ahmad K. Permana said that the strategic development of digital capability is an absolute must. The reason is, the pandemic situation accompanied by restrictions on mobility makes face-to-face activities much reduced. “However, this condition should not limit us to remain productive. Therefore, the use of digital media is important to be used as a solution, as well as in the development of Islamic finance in Indonesia," he explained.

Similarly, the Executive Director of the Muamalat Institute, Anton Hendrianto, said that the challenges faced by sharia economic actors are getting bigger along with the increasing needs of the community. He added that improving the competence of human resources (HR) is an absolute must to stay relevant to the times. "Digital is one of the most important solutions to answer current challenges, and this must be accompanied by the ability to master technology by its human resources," said Anton To note, MAP-DB is an educational development program given to campus academics with a focus on digital marketing, developers, designers and data scientists in the Islamic financial system. This program itself is planned to last for the next 12 months with the aim of producing competent sharia individuals who are able to compete in the industry.