Having An ATM In A Private Home Like Raffi Ahmad, Observer: The Bank Has Count Everything

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JAKARTA – Viral information showing Raffi Ahmad has a BNI ATM in his neighborhood made the Indonesian public quite curious. The reason is, the presence of these banking services further strengthens Raffi as one of the celebrities with very strong financial capabilities.

How not, the ATM machine is actually a banking facility that is intended to be able to help broad customer financial transactions. This means, the velocity of money in Raffi Ahmad's circle is indeed quite high and also of great value.

In response to this condition, banking observer Paul Sutaryono expressed his opinion. According to him, the existence of an ATM in a private room could happen. He also explained that all the placements of these facilities had been regulated in the applicable regulations.

"Certainly, the previous ATM-owning bank had carefully considered everything to establish an ATM in a private room," he told VOI, Sunday, February 20.

Paul added, the existence of the ATM could be a strategy to maintain the existence of cash financial transactions in the midst of the increasingly widespread banking services through virtual channels.

"Don't forget that over time, transactions via ATM will also run low. This is due to the increasing use of digital-based financial transactions. The use of mobile banking also continues to increase," he said.

Meanwhile, BNI itself confirmed that the presence of the company's ATM in Raffi Ahmad's house had two purposes at once. The first is part of the company's marketing strategy.

"BNI and RANS Entertainment have established mutually beneficial business partnerships," BNI Corporate Secretary Mucharom said.

Second, the ATM is expected to be able to reach a wider range of people around the location who need physical banking services.

"The placement of the ATM is not only to meet the transaction needs of RANS employees, but also to the community and its surroundings," said Mucharom.