Jakarta, 18 July 2023 – As a tech-based bank embedded in ecosystems, PT Bank Jago Tbk has collaborated with PT Bibit Tumbuh Bersama (Bibit.id), an online mutual fund selling agent (APERD), to provide customers with products and services in financial management and investment since July 2021. After two years of Bank Jago and Bibit collaboration, their customers have managed and invested their money in a safe, simple, fast, and seamless manner.
“Our customers can access Bibit investment services easily, thanks to Bank Jago’s main strength, which is collaborating with ecosystems. Now, after serving together for two years, more users of Jago and Bibit apps have seen the benefits,” said Bank Jago’s Head of Sustainability & Digital Lending Andy Djiwandono.
Bank Jago has found that more people are interested in investing and managing their money through Jago and Bibit service collaboration. As of June 2023, there were more than 1 million users of Bibit app with connection to Bank Jago. The number grew more than 60% compared to the same period of last year. At the same time, the number of Customer Fund Account (RDN) jumped three-fold in the past year.
As a bank which serves all kinds of segments of people, from retail (consumer), mass market, to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Bank Jago saw that customers of the Generation Z and millennials brackets were highly interested in investing through Jago and Bibit apps. Customers who are Generation Z and millennials constitute 53% and 41%, respectively, to the number of over 1 million users.
In general, users of Jago and Bibit apps set their main goals when investing, such as setting up funds for retirement, emergency situations, and marriage. In terms of emergency funds, as many as 50% of customers choose mutual fund products with instant redemption as it allows them to manage cash flows more flexibly.
“The younger generation is now thinking ahead to prepare for their future and retirement. This awareness of the importance of investing and saving up for the future shows an improved level of literacy and financial management," said Bank Jago’s Head of Consumer Business Trio Lumbantoruan.
Bank Jago customers who are connected to the Bibit app have an average of eight pockets on their Jago app. These pockets are used to organize their funds according to their needs and desires.
The collaboration between Bank Jago and Bibit enables customers to make investments and manage their finances safely, easily, quickly and seamlessly through various features, such as Jago Autodebit for scheduled purchases of mutual fund products, instant redemption for withdrawing mutual funds in seconds, viewing option for investment portfolio, and an option to add (top-up) investment funds without switching apps.
This year, Bank Jago includes a feature called Bibit Plus, which allows Bank Jago's Customer Fund Accounts (RDN) to be used not only for mutual fund investment, but also for investing in fixed rate (FR) state bonds and stocks on Bibit app.
“Bibit was founded with a vision that everyone has the right to a better financial future by investing properly in the capital market. The collaboration with Bank Jago through a variety of innovative features makes investing easier and supports our efforts to realize this vision," said Bibit’s PR & Corporate Communication Lead, William.
Going forward, Bank Jago and Bibit will continue deepening the existing collaborations and create more innovative features. The Jago and Bibit collaboration cannot be separated from their commitment to providing educational activities for the wider community to increase financial literacy. With these efforts, Indonesian people will become more literate about investing and planning their financial future better.
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About Bank Jago
Bank Jago was established in Bandung in 1992 under the name PT Bank Artos Indonesia (Bank Artos). After serving customers for more than 27 years with conventional banking products, Bank Artos entered a new era in 2019 by having PT Metamorfosis Ekosistem Indonesia (MEI) and Wealth Track Technology Limited (WTT) as new controlling shareholders after they acquired Bank Artos shares of 37.65% (MEI) and 13.35% (WTT).
After the Limited Public Offering (PUT) phase II, the total ownership of MEI and WTT was 41.49%. The entry of institutional investors, including GoTo Financial and GIC Pte, strengthened Bank Jago in providing the best financial solutions by continuously innovating.
Bank Jago is developed as a strong and innovative tech-based bank and ready to serve the customer’s needs in the retail (consumer), micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as the mass market segments, through banking products and services embedded in ecosystems by optimizing technology. Bank Jago enhances the growth opportunities of millions through life-centric financial solutions.
For more information please contact:
Marchelo
Corporate Communication
PT Bank Jago Tbk
About Bibit
Bibit is an investment application that helps investors invest in various diversified asset classes, such as mutual funds, state securities that can be purchased on the primary and secondary markets, such as Retail Government Bonds (ORI), Retail Savings Bonds (SBR), Savings Sukuk (ST), Retail Sukuk (SR), Fixed Rate (FR), Project Based Sukuk, and stocks. Bibit is also the leading Robo Advisory platform in Indonesia, which has been licensed and supervised by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) as a Mutual Fund Selling Agent (APERD), Level II Securities Broker-Dealer Marketing Partner, and appointed by the Indonesian Ministry of Finance as an Official SBN Distribution Partner.
Contact:
William
PR & Corporate Communication Lead, Bibit
+62821 3784 9975
