The Surabaya City Government has received the Financial Access\nAcceleration Regional Team (TPAKD) Award 2026 in the Best City category\nfor the Java-Bali region from the Financial Services Authority\n(OJK).<\/p>\n
The award recognises the city government\u2019s efforts to expand access\nto financial services, improve public literacy and promote regional\neconomic growth. It was received in Jakarta recently by Surabaya Mayor\nEri Cahyadi.<\/p>\n
Eri said the award reflected collaboration between the city\ngovernment and stakeholders in the financial sector to stimulate\neconomic activity and extend the benefits of financial services to the\npublic.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the TPAKD Award, thankfully Surabaya was named the best in\nJava-Bali. It is about working with all stakeholders to drive economic\nand financial activity,\u201d Eri said at Surabaya City Hall on Wednesday (28\nOctober).<\/p>\n
He said wider financial access needed to go hand in hand with\ndeveloping the public\u2019s economic potential. Engaging Generation Z and\nproviding support to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)\nwere among the efforts to boost economic activity in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
Eri expressed hope that collaboration between the city government,\nOJK and financial-sector players would continue, allowing more residents\nto benefit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to OJK and everyone in the financial sector who continues\nto collaborate with and support the Surabaya City Government,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Seven flagship programmes<\/strong><\/p>\n The city\u2019s success in winning the 2026 TPAKD Award was attributed to\nseven flagship programmes implemented throughout 2025. They focused on\nwidening financial access, empowering the local economy and improving\nresidents\u2019 welfare.<\/p>\n \u201cOfficially, the city government has received the Financial Access\nAcceleration Regional Team Award 2026 at city level for the Java-Bali\nregion. The team\u2019s role is to provide financial literacy and inclusion\nfor Surabaya residents,\u201d said Vykka Anggradevi Kusuma, head of\nSurabaya\u2019s Economic Affairs and Natural Resources Division.<\/p>\n The Surabaya TPAKD programmes were designed to support the city\u2019s\ndevelopment indicators for 2025. Economic growth stood at 5.87 per cent,\nabove the 5.77 per cent target. The Human Development Index (HDI)\nreached 85.65, compared with a target of 85.26, while the poverty rate\nwas 3.56 per cent against a target of 3.9 per cent.<\/p>\n The seven programmes cover digital infrastructure, financial-access\nassistance, worker protection, MSME financing, local economic\nempowerment, investment education and digital payments.<\/p>\n The first is Satu Data Surabaya, which strengthens digital\ninfrastructure through applications, websites and an integrated data\nsystem. The system supports economic policymaking and the distribution\nof social assistance.<\/p>\n Second, PASTI LAKU provides assistance, guidance, financial literacy\nand education on access to financial services for residents and\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n Third, a worker-protection programme provides employment social\nsecurity through BPJS Ketenagakerjaan for workers, online motorcycle\ntaxi drivers and public-service workers, covering 99,724\nparticipants.<\/p>\n Fourth, loans under the Kredit Melawan Rentenir (K\/PMR) PUSPITA\nscheme, distributed through PT BPR Surya Artha Utama, have reached 2,138\nborrowers.<\/p>\n Fifth, Pemberdayaan dan Ketahanan Ekonomi Nang Suroboyo (PEKEN) is a\ndigital platform that expands market access for local MSME products\nthrough peken.surabaya.go.id. By the end of 2025, it involved 5,734\nMSMEs and generated turnover of Rp216 billion.<\/p>\n Sixth, the Capital Market Investment Gallery at the Siola Public\nService Mall provides investment education and access to legitimate\ninvestment products.<\/p>\n Seventh, payments have been digitalised through the Child Identity\nCard (KATEPAY) and Student Savings (SimPel) schemes in Surabaya.\nTransactions or savings under the programme currently total around Rp158\nbillion.<\/p>\n The city government also offers low-interest financing to support\nMSME development, including PUSPITA at 3 per cent a year and Sikumis at\n5 per cent a year.<\/p>\n Low-income groups are supported through employment social security\ncontributions funded by the regional budget. MSMEs, meanwhile, receive\nhelp with digital marketing through the PEKEN platform.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this regard, the city government, OJK and financial institutions\nare working together to provide financial literacy and inclusion\ninitiatives in schools, among MSMEs and for women\u2019s groups,\u201d Vykka\nsaid.<\/p>\n For 2026, the city government plans to continue existing programmes,\nincluding strengthening its data base and financial literacy through the\nSOMASI PINJOL programme.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will also be new initiatives to digitalise parking, tax and\nlevy payments, and to create digital ecosystems for traditional markets\nand tourism,\u201d Vykka concluded.<\/p>",
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