Khofifah Asks Bank Jatim To Continue To Innovate To Realize Digital Transformation

Khofifah Indar Parawansa (Special)

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa encouraged Bank Jatim to continue to innovate, synergize, and collaborate to realize the transformation of Digital Banking towards the number one Regional Development Bank (BPD) in Indonesia. However, this of course must be followed by the principle of prudence (principle prudential banking).

"At the commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of Bank Jatim with the theme grow- together, I hope that Bank Jatim will continue to synergize and build collaboration with all stakeholders. God willing, Bank Jatim can become the number one BPD in Indonesia," said Khofifah while attending the 62nd Anniversary of Bank Jatim at the Grand City Convention Hall, Surabaya, August 20.

"So even though Bank Jatim is 62 years old, the spirit must remain in the sat set, wet is the same as the age of 26 years" he added.

Khofifah said innovation is very important in the banking world, especially in terms of digital technology. Bank Jatim itself already has JConnect mobile digital innovation. Plus, on this occasion Bank Jatim also launched a JConnect Pro, which is a system to make it easier for prospective Bank Jatim customers to open accounts through JConnect Mobile anywhere and anytime.

"So this system makes it easier for prospective customers to open an account without having to come to the Bank Jatim Branch Office. Innovations like this must continue to be carried out as part of digital banking transformation," he said.

According to him, in addition to continuing to innovate digitally, Bank Jatim as BPD must also be able to encourage East Java MSMEs to advance to class by providing support that exports are easy.

For this reason, he appreciated the Foreign Exchange Pendulum Village program from Bank Jatim. Where Bank Jatim provides assistance in the business development process from upstream to downstream. So that later the villages fostered by Bank Jatim can export independently.

Yesterday I released the export of seaweed from Sidoarjo to Australia in the amount of Rp. 150 million. It's not about the nominal, but what is the spirit of MSME actors that we must encourage together. That exports are easy. So this foreign exchange pendulum village program is very important to make sure that the market is very wide, exports are easy," he said.

Furthermore, Khofifah also invited Bank Jatim as an OJK partner to continue to increase financial literacy for the community, especially the younger generation. One of them is by echoing the saving movement, such as the One Student One Account (OSOA) program or One Account One Student (KEJAR) which is a collaboration between Bank Jatim and OJK.

"There are more than 900 thousand high school and vocational high school students in East Java, so this is an extraordinary market. How to invite young people to get to know financial institutions and banking institutions with saving movements," said Khofifah.