JAKARTA - PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk (BRIS) officially changed its status to one of the State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) companies after the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (RUPSLB) which took place on Monday, December 22, 2025.
The decision also stipulates the change of the company's name to PT Bank Syariah Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and the determination of the status of this Persero is part of the agenda for changing the Articles of Association of the Company.
Chairman of the Regulation Sector of the Association of Islamic Banks of Indonesia (ASBISINDO) Pandji P. Djajanegara assessed that this step brings a number of opportunities and challenges for BSI.
According to him, by becoming part of the State-Owned Bank Association (Himbara), BSI is more independent and flexible in developing creative ideas and new breakthroughs.
"But by being part of Himbara, BSI will certainly become more independent, and will be more flexible in moving creative ideas or new breakthroughs," he explained to VOI, Wednesday, December 24.
Pandji also emphasized that the quality of BSI's services is expected to remain maintained, because the synergy between banks in Himbara will strengthen mutual support.
He added that BSI's main competition is not between sharia banks, but between sharia banks and conventional banks.
Furthermore, Pandji highlighted the different governance that Islamic banks have compared to conventional banks and hoped that the Himbara policy would continue to pay attention to this.
He assessed that with strong management and support, BSI is believed to be able to maintain its sharia principles, as has been done despite changes in management and ownership composition.
"I think with strong management and support, BSI can definitely maintain its sharia principles. So far, even though it has changed management and ownership composition, BSI has been able to maintain its sharia principles well," he said.
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