Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Bank Syariah Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BSI) has\nlaunched the BSI Tabungan Umrah (Umrah Savings) product to make it\neasier for customers to plan and undertake their umrah pilgrimage to the\nHoly Land.<\/p>\n
BSI Director of Sales and Distribution Anton Sukarna stated that the\ncompany is introducing the new product as an end-to-end solution for\ncustomers performing their religious duties, from saving money and\npurchasing umrah packages to making payment transactions while pilgrims\nare in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod willing, the ecosystem will be integrated end-to-end, from\nsaving at BSI, purchasing the umrah travel package at BSI, making\ntransactions using BSI cards, and during the umrah itself, everything\nremains integrated with the BSI ecosystem, as this savings account can\ncontinue to be used as an everyday account,\u201d he said in Jakarta on\nMonday afternoon (23\/2).<\/p>\n
He explained that one of the benefits for umrah savings customers is\nthe Visa Mabrur Debit Card facility, which provides free cash\nwithdrawals at ATMs in Saudi Arabia, competitive exchange rates,\ntransaction cashback, and a donation programme from purchases at food\nmerchants.<\/p>\n
Anton said the BSI Tabungan Umrah is expected to strengthen both the\nbusiness-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) ecosystems,\ngiven that the product not only targets individual customers but is also\ndesigned to bolster the hajj and umrah business ecosystem more\nbroadly.<\/p>\n
He noted that the product operates under a wadiah contract intended\nfor individuals, available in two currency options \u2014 Indonesian rupiah\n(IDR) and US dollars (USD) \u2014 with no administration fees.<\/p>\n
For the rupiah option, the minimum initial deposit for customers is\nset at Rp100,000, with subsequent minimum deposits of Rp10,000.\nCustomers are required to maintain a minimum balance of Rp50,000, whilst\nthe account closure fee is set at Rp20,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe BSI Tabungan Umrah is also expected to create a closed loop\nwithin the halal tourism ecosystem, featuring umrah travel package\npurchases through BYOND by BSI, as the product is integrated with the\numrah package purchasing feature via the BYOND by BSI application,\u201d said\nAnton Sukarna.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bsi-launches-savings-product-to-facilitate-umrah-pilgrimage-for-customers-1771898331", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }