DENPASAR - The Bali Province Bank Indonesia (BI) Representative Office has started to open rupiah currency exchange services, especially to meet the needs of small denominations ahead of Nyepi and Lebaran holidays during the period 5-23 March 2025.
"The need for public cash is met in collaboration with banking and mobile cash services," said Head of the Bali BI Representative Office Erwin Soeriadimadja in Denpasar, Bali, Thursday, March 6.
Dia menjelaskan, layanan penukaran uang rupiah baik melalui kas keliling, penukaran terpadu, dan kantor bank umum dapat dilakukan melalui aplikasi PINTAR melalui laman https://pintar.bi.go.id.
The public can access the application by first ordering according to the schedule and place they want which are spread over a number of points.
Based on data from the application, the rupiah currency exchange through mobile cash in Bali on Thursday (6/3) was located at the Ibnu Batuta Grand Mosque on Jalan Nusa Dua, South Kuta District, Badung Regency with operating hours scheduled for 11.00-13.00 WITA.
There is also a rupiah currency exchange service, especially before the religious holidays, which is carried out in conjunction with education synergies related to love, pride and understanding of the 2025 rupiah (Serambi).
The synergy emphasizes that education recognizes the authenticity of rupiah currency and the wise behavior of shopping according to needs to education to save and invest.
Previously, Bali Governor Wayan Koster officially opened the 2025 Serambi at the BI Bali Representative Office on Wednesday (5/3).
Meanwhile, Erwin projects the need for kartal money (paper and metal) ahead of Nyepi and Eid al-Fitr 2025 amounting to IDR 3.1 trillion or a decrease compared to 2024 which reached IDR 3.27 trillion.
According to him, the reduction in the demand for cash is estimated because digital payment services are increasingly widespread in the community, including through mobile banking, internet banking, electronic wallets and other digital/non-cash payments.
Based on data from Bank Indonesia, Bali Province, the non-cash payment system on the Island of the Gods continues to increase, one of which is through payment based on the bar code (Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard/QRIS).
QRIS users from business outlets in Bali during 2024 reached 912,735 outlets or grew 15.25 percent compared to 2023 with a nominal transaction which grew 144 percent to Rp15.17 trillion and transaction volume reached 111.5 million transactions.
Meanwhile, in 2025 the QRIS growth in Bali is targeted to increase to 1.1 million users.
Likewise, non-cash channels use automated teller machines (ATM-D) in Bali in the first quarter of 2025, it is estimated that the transaction volume will reach 48.53 million, an increase of 13.32 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 reaching 43.71 million transactions.
In addition, the volume of credit card transactions is estimated to increase to 2.34 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 reaching 2.16 million transactions.
Pewarta : Dewa Ketut Sudiarta W
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