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    "data": {
        "id": 1710853,
        "msgid": "meeting-maybank-islamic-malaysia-boss-khofifah-to-strengthen-bank-jatim-syariah-1777546508",
        "date": "2026-04-30 17:27:00",
        "title": "Meeting Maybank Islamic Malaysia Boss, Khofifah to Strengthen Bank Jatim Syariah",
        "author": "Ahmad Fikri Noor",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Banking",
        "summary": "East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has announced a strategic collaboration with Maybank Islamic Berhad to bolster Bank Jatim's sharia finance unit, emphasising the development of professional human resources in Islamic finance rather than mere conversions from conventional banking. This partnership also aims to expand the halal ecosystem and remittance services for Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, while enhancing Bank Jatim's role within the Bank Business Group alongside other regional development banks to broaden market reach and economic scale. Through innovations like the third-generation J-Connect digital platform, the initiative seeks to accelerate financial inclusion and transform Bank Jatim into a more adaptive and competitive institution serving a wider population.",
        "content": "<p>East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa is strengthening Bank\nJatim through collaboration with Maybank Islamic Berhad to develop\nsharia finance. Additionally, this involves the development of a halal\necosystem and remittance services for Indonesian migrant workers in\nMalaysia. \u201cWe welcome this cooperation initiative as part of a strategic\nalliance that is not only oriented towards commercial aspects but also\nstrengthens inclusive, value-based financial services,\u201d said Governor\nKhofifah in a statement received in Surabaya on Thursday (30\/4\/2026).\nKhofifah emphasised the importance of strengthening the institutional\ncapacity of Bank Jatim, particularly the development of its sharia\nbusiness unit supported by professional human resources in the field of\nIslamic finance. \u201cWe want the sharia business unit at Bank Jatim to be\nstrengthened with human resources who truly have an educational\nbackground in Islamic finance, not just a transformation from\nconventional banking. This is important to ensure the quality and\nintegrity of sharia financial services,\u201d she said. She explained that\nthis synergy will also strengthen Bank Jatim\u2019s role in the Bank Business\nGroup (KUB) scheme together with five other regional development banks\nto expand the captive market, inter-regional collaboration, and increase\nthe scale of service economy. In addition, digital innovation through\nthe development of the third-generation J-Connect is an important part\nin driving financial inclusion, including expanding access to services\nfor the people of East Java in Malaysia. \u201cThis collaboration is expected\nto accelerate the transformation of Bank Jatim into an adaptive,\ncompetitive financial institution capable of reaching a wider society,\u201d\nsaid Khofifah.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/meeting-maybank-islamic-malaysia-boss-khofifah-to-strengthen-bank-jatim-syariah-1777546508",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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