Support Financial Digitization, Bank DKI Present At FEKDI In 2023

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JAKARTA - Bank DKI shows support for the digital financial inclusion program launched by the Government, by participating in the 2023 Indonesian Digital Financial Economy Festival (FEKDI) which will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center on May 8 - 10, 2023.

President Director of Bank DKI, Fidri Arnaldy said that Bank DKI is fully committed to encouraging digitalization in the financial sector for financial inclusion.

"Sebagai BUMD, Bank DKI menjalankan peran sebagai kolaborator pertumbuhan ekonomi khususnya DKI Jakarta, yang kami mewujudkan melalui pengembangan dan inovasi produk dan layanan berbasis digital untuk perluasaan aksesibilitas produk dan layanan keuangan kepada masyarakat." ujar Fidri dalam seremonial pembukaan FEKDI tahun 2023 di Jakarta Convention Center pada Senin 8 Mei lalu.

Fidri further added that in the momentum of the company's transformation, Bank DKI actively presents digital-based product and service innovation through synergy and collaboration as an effort to realize Transformation Towards a Digital Ecosystem and encourage the Success of Jakarta for Indonesia. The event was also attended by Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, and Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo.

FEKDI 2023 initiated by Bank Indonesia with the Ministry of Economy, with the theme 'Synergy and Innovation of Digital Economy: Fostering Growth'. FEKDI 2023 is part of a series of ASEAN Indonesia Chairship events 2023 in the financial segment, becoming a storefront for product innovation and service as well as synergy in digital economic and financial policies, in order to accelerate national economic recovery.

This is in line with the priority agenda of the digital economy in the chairmanship of Indonesia in ASEAN 2023, which focuses on improving the connectivity of payment systems, literacy, and digital financial inclusion to support inclusive economic growth.

On the same occasion, the Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo said that through FEKDI 2023, each party strengthened the acceleration of synergy and innovation towards Advanced Indonesia. Perry invites all people to participate in digital transformation to encourage Indonesia's economic growth.

Bank Indonesia is committed to making the payment system ecosystem the epicenter of Indonesia's digital financial economy, through the Blueprint of the Indonesian Payment System (BSPI). The presence of QRIS, BI-FAST, and the National Open API Standard (SNAP) unites one customer and the language of payment connectivity, as well as in the spirit of one Indonesian nation through consolidation between the payment industry and e-commerce to form a digital nation. Perry said.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto also said that Indonesia has significant digital economic potential, marked by the value of the digital economy in 2022 which reached 77 billion US dollars or grew 22 percent (yoy) and is projected to increase almost 2 times to 130 billion US dollars by 2025.

For this reason, the Government is considered to need to encourage various efforts in accelerating the potential of the digital economy through various policy innovations.

"What we need to remember is that the next 10 to 13 years is a very important momentum for Indonesia because the demographic bonus will only last until 2038," said Coordinating Minister Airlangga.

In a series of FEKDI events in 2023 on the second day, Tuesday, May 9, a Talkshow was also held entitled "Bank DKI Go Digital Supports MSME Acceleration" which presents the Director of Technology & Operations at Bank DKI, Amirul Wicaksono as a panelist with the Deputy Director of Bank Indonesia, Himawan Kusprianto and the Director of Property & Marketing at Perumda Pasar Jaya, Aristianto.

For information based on data on the realization for the period 2023 to March, the number of users of the JakOne Mobile Bank DKI application reached 2.04 million people, grew 19.06 percent (yoy) compared to the same period in 2021, with a transaction volume of 5.91 million transactions and a nominal transaction reached IDR 5.79 trillion.

Bank DKI Corporate Secretary, Arie Rinaldi explained that digital products owned by Bank DKI have been quite well known and widely accepted by the public.

One of the leading digital products is the JakOne Mobile application which is mobile banking as well as mobile wallets, with services ranging from paying various bills and online shopping, scanning transactions QRIS, top up electronic money balances, giving and donating, paying taxes and levies, to opening deposits and savings accounts online. One of the latest features, is Mobile Cash for cardless cash withdrawal transactions at Bank DKI ATMs and other bank ATMs that cooperate, such as BCA, BNI, CIMB Niaga with Prima logo. "explained Arie.

Arie further added that in encouraging digitalization, Bank DKI also made various efforts including integrated payment electronification in transportation modes, DKI Provincial Government managed tourist attractions, digitizing market payments for the management of Perumda Pasar Jaya, to various collaborations with BPD and BUMD and other entities.