DKI Bank should Provide More ATM, Ahok Asks
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Arief Rahman
Jakarta Governor,
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), demanded DKI Bank to be
more competitive with other private banks. Basuki asked DKI Bank to provide the
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) more at Jakarta Provincial Governor facilities in the capital.
We have 267 urban village offices, 44 sub-district offices, and more than 500 government buildings, then 2,000 elementary school buildings
"We have 267
urban village offices, 44 sub-district offices, and more than 500 government
buildings, then 2,000 elementary school buildings. If it is being used, we will
have more than 1,400 ATMs," said Basuki while attending the work plans and
budget workshop of DKI Bank 2015 in Candi Bentar Ballroom, Putri Duyung
Resort, Ancol, Saturday (1/31).
The former Regent of
East Belitung also asked DKI Bank to expand their service to street
vendors and grocery store in capital. Besides to help the asset, the expansion
is also aimed to create bank agent by providing auto debit system to be used in
grocery store at school or citizens settlement.
"The KJP receiver
can use debit to pay snack. Moreover, every transaction will give benefit for
traders and facilitate DKI Bank user," he added.
Eko Budiwiyono,
General Director of DKI Bank admitted, he ready to realize the Governor's demand.
As the fact at this time, DKI Bank applies transaction system in Jaknite Market
location by using JakCard.
"No Problem, we can apply JakCard in Jaknite Market. We also believe it can be applied in grocery store because it has the same principle," he stated.
