Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) and the Executive Board of the NU (NU), signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in education, health, and cooperatives.
The MOU was signed conducted between President John Setiaatmadja BCA Director and Chairman of the Board NU KH Said Agil Siraj here on Thursday.
John Setiaatmadja said, a memorandum of understanding that exists between the BCA with PNU is expected to provide added value for BCA banking services to customers, partners and society BCA including members of the NU. (source)

'Ketersebaran cooperatives and the NU pesantren in various regions can be developed as' channeling' in the BCA's position as the payment settlement, "he said.
Jahya add BCA will not go into micro financing. Opening remmittance services in boarding or cooperatives owned by NU will certainly provide ease of NU in the transfer of funds from abroad.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Management of Large NU, Said Aqil said that until now has 28,000 NU pesantren, 211 universities and 214 hospitals.
The amount of tissue NU will certainly benefit both parties. NU will get the ease in transaction banking while the BCA will also get the added value of this cooperation.
BCA will increase customer loyalty by increasing NU, which has now reached 70 million people, he said.
This cooperation, he added, is one form of BCA's commitment to participate in the intellectual and economic welfare of the nation.
Through this cooperation is expected to improve relationships with NU in the future, added Said Aqil.

BCA-NU Tandatangani Naskah Kerja Sama

Jakarta (ANTARA News)- PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) dan Pengurus Besar Nahdatul Ulama (PBNU), menandatangani nota kesepahaman kerja sama untuk bidang pendidikan, kesehatan, dan koperasi.

Nota kesepahaman tersebut ditandatangani yang dilakukan antara Presiden Direktur BCA Jahja Setiaatmadja dan Ketua Pengurus PBNU KH Said Agil Siraj di Jakarta, Kamis.

Jahja Setiaatmadja mengatakan, nota kesepahaman yang terjalin antara BCA dengan PNU diharapkan dapat memberikan nilai tambah bagi layanan perbankan BCA kepada nasabah, mitra kerja BCA maupun masyarakat luas termasuk anggota PBNU.

"Ketersebaran koperasi dan pesanten NU di berbagai wilayah dapat dikembangkan sebagai "channeling" dalam posisi BCA sebagai payment settlement," katanya.

Jahya menambahkan BCA tidak akan masuk ke micro financing. Membuka layanan remmittance di pesantren maupun koperasi milik NU tentunya akan memberikan kemudahan warga NU dalam melakukan transfer dana dari luar negeri.

Sementara itu Ketua Pengurusan Besar PBNU, Said Aqil mengatakan, hingga saat ini NU telah memiliki 28.000 pesantren, 211 Perguruan Tinggi, dan 214 rumah sakit.

Besarnya jaringan NU tentunya akan memberikan manfaat bagi kedua belah pihak. Warga NU akan mendapatkan kemudahan dalam bertransaksi perbankan sementara BCA pun akan mendapatkan nilai tambah dari kerja sama ini.

BCA akan bertambah nasabahnya seiring dengan meningkatnya loyalitas warga NU, yang saat ini telah mencapai 70 juta orang, katanya.

Kerja sama ini, lanjut dia, merupakan salah satu bentuk komitmen BCA untuk ikut mencerdaskan dan mensejahterakan perekonomian bangsa.

Melalui kerja sama ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan hubungan dengan PBNU pada masa mendatang, tambah Said Aqil.

Source : http://www.antaranews.com/berita/267251/bca-nu-tandatangani-naskah-kerja-sama - July 14, 2011